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Term:
blood vessel endothelial cell fate specification (GO:0097101)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
arterial endothelial cell fate commitment +   
blood vessel endothelial cell fate specification +   
The process involved in the specification of identity of a blood vessel endothelial cell. Once specification has taken place, a cell will be committed to differentiate down a specific pathway if left in its normal environment. A blood vessel endothelial cell is an endothelial cell of the vascular tree, which includes blood vessels and lymphatic vessels.
venous endothelial cell fate commitment +  

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Definition Sources: CL:0002139, GOC:dgh, PMID:21521739

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