| Term: | endothelial tip cell cell adhesion |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | endothelial tip cell |
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| Synonyms: | endothelial tip cells |
| Definition: | A specialized endothelial cell that senses extracellular signals and guides the directed growth of blood vessels. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009303] |
| Name: | cell adhesion |
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| Synonyms: | cell adhesion molecule activity, single organism cell adhesion |
| Definition: | The attachment of a cell, either to another cell or to an underlying substrate such as the extracellular matrix, via cell adhesion molecules. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007155] QuickGO AmiGO |