title: Morphogenesis of embryonic CNS vessels.
abstract: This chapter focuses on the morphology of blood vessel formation in and around the early central nervous system (CNS, i.e., brain and spinal cord) of avian embryos. We discuss cell lineages, proliferation and interactions of endothelial cells, pericytes and smooth muscle cells, and macrophages. Due to space limitations, we can not review the molecular control of CNS angiogenesis, but refer the reader to other chapters in this book and to recent publications on the assembly of the vasculature (1,2).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 17, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Haymo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurz
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Korn
authors.forename: Bodo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Christ
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D002455:Cell Division; D019070:Cell Lineage; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D011485:Protein Binding; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism