Term: dorsal aorta sprouting angiogenesis
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Name: dorsal aorta
Synonyms: DA, dorsal aortic root
Definition: Principal unpaired, median artery of the trunk, leading from the paired roots (radices) of the dorsal aorta to the caudal artery.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000014]
Name: sprouting angiogenesis
Synonyms:
Definition: The extension of new blood vessels from existing vessels into avascular tissues, this process includes the specialization of endothelial cells into leading tip and stalk cells, proliferation and migration of the endothelial cells and cell adhesion resulting in angiogenic sprout fusion or lumen formation.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002040]    QuickGO    AmiGO