vasculogenesis
The differentiation of endothelial cells from progenitor cells during blood vessel development, and the de novo formation of blood vessels and tubes. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8999798 ]
Synonyms: vascular morphogenesis
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- cell differentiation
- part of some blood vessel morphogenesis
- results in formation of some blood vessel