Vascular Biology
Vascular biology is the study of the structure, function, and development of the circulatory system, which comprises both blood and lymphatic vessels. It explores how endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and pericytes interact to regulate blood flow, deliver oxygen and nutrients, and maintain tissue homeostasis. Vascular dysfunction underlies many of the world's leading causes of mortality, including cardiovascular disease and stroke and contributes to neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and diabetes-related complications. Controlling vascular growth would be a game changer for the treatment of ischemic diseases and cancer.
Cardiovascular system of a chicken embryo
CAM blood vessels
Fish have lymphatic, blood, and hybrid vessels
Also cucumber leaves have vessels
Protein structure of VEGF growth factors
January 25, 2014 • 1 min read • Vascular Biology
Historic articles about the lymphatic system
January 21, 2014 • 1 min read • Science
Permission to self-archive
October 27, 2013 • 2 min read • Science
A Nobel Prize for angiogenesis research?
October 20, 2011 • 1 min read • Science
Introduction into lymphatic research
