Lumen formation during angiogenesis in vitro involves phagocytic activity, formation and secretion of vacuoles, cell death, and capillary tube remodelling by different populations of endothelial cells

We have utilised an in vitro model of angiogenesis to investigate the morphological changes which occur during the formation of a lumen in capillary tubes.

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