Regulation of angiogenesis experientia supplementum cell surface mole cules that interact with the extracellular matrix have been implicated in the regulation of angiogenesis dr varner discusses some exciting new studies on the roles of specific vascular cell. The pericyte a vascular smooth muscle like cell exerts a powerful regulatory effect during the later stages of angiogenesis in which mature capillaries are formed these mechanisms are discussed by drs hirschi and d amore with all the recent progress in the molecular biology of angiogenesis the contribution of microenvironmental conditions such as hypoxia and ph to angiogenesis is often ignored drs rockwell and knisely review this area of investigation and present studies of . Regulation of angiogenesis by scatter factor pages 193 208 rosen e m et al preview buy chapter 2595 eur vascular endothelial growth factor basic biology and clinical implications pages 209 232 ferrara n et al preview buy chapter 2595 eur vascular permeability factor vascular endothelial growth factora multifunctional angiogenic cytokine pages 233 269 brown l f et al . Part of the experientia supplementum book series exs volume 96 giavazzi r 1990 platelet thrombospondin modulates endothelial cell adhesion motility and growth a potential angiogenesis regulatory factor j cell biol 111 765 772 pubmed crossref google scholar 162 bagavandoss p wilks jw 1990 specific inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation by thrombospondin biochem