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Vessels of rejuvenation

The identification of specialized endothelial-cell populations in the blood vessels of bones, and their signalling pathways, reveals how the vasculature contributes to bone formation. See Article p.323 & Letter p.376

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Figure 1: Type H endothelial cells couple angiogenesis to osteogenesis.

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le Noble, F., le Noble, J. Vessels of rejuvenation. Nature 507, 313–314 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13210

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