Nerves Tell Arteries to Make Like a Tree
- 21 June 2002
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 296 (5576) , 2121-2123
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.296.5576.2121a
Abstract
How arteries shape themselves into the fine patterns that ensure that no bit of tissue goes wanting for oxygen and nutrients has been an open question. Now a study in the 14 June issue of Cell shows that arteries follow the lead of another of the body9s branching specialists: nerves. The report also identifies a molecule released by the nerves that apparently signals the arteries to fall in step.Keywords
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