Angiogenesis—the formation of new blood vessels from existing vasculature—is an integral part of both normal and pathological processes. During angiogenesis, endothelial cells disrupt the surrounding basement membrane, migrate toward an angiogenic stimulus, proliferate to provide additional cells that will form the new vessel, and reorganize to create the necessary threedimensional vessel structure. In vitro assays are widely used to study these functions in the presence of either angiogenic or antiangiogenic agents.
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