A multidisciplinary team made up of physicists and biologists from France and Germany has discovered how, in the embryo, arteries and veins develop in parallel pairs. Using physical measurements, theoretical models and numerical simulations, the researchers showed how the growth of the arteries directly controls that of the veins through a process that depends solely on the mechanical forces present. These findings have been published online on the website of the journal Physical Review E.
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