Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

central nervous system vasculogenesis

Term ID
GO:0022009
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Definition
The differentiation of endothelial cells from progenitor cells during blood vessel development, and the de novo formation of blood vessels and tubes in the central nervous system. The capillary endothelial cells in the brain are specialized to form the blood-brain barrier.
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