vasculoproliferative

adjective

That proliferates in blood vessels

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Meanings

adjectivevasculoproliferative (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat proliferates in blood vessels

    During vasculoproliferative diseases, such as atherosclerosis and restenosis, VSMC cells undergo a phenotypic modulation characterized by suppression of contractile genes, increased proliferation, and migration.

    2015 August 21, Thomas Wieland, Paul V. Attwood, “Alterations in reversible protein histidine phosphorylation as intracellular signals in cardiovascular disease”, in Frontiers in Pharmacology, volume 6, →DOI

Origin

From vasculo- + proliferative.

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