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Angiogenesis is the process of generating new capillary blood vessels. It is a fundamental component of a number of normal (reproduction and wound healing) and pathological processes (diabetic retinopathy, rheumatoid arthritis, tumor growth and metastasis).The CHEMICON In Vitro Angiogenesis Assay Kit provides a convenient system for evaluation of tube formation by endothelial cells in a convenient 96-well format. When cultured on ECMatrix(R), a solid gel of basement proteins prepared from the Engelbreth Holm-Swarm (EHS) mouse tumor, these endothelial cells rapidly align and form hollow tube-like structures. Tube formation is a multi-step process involving cell adhesion, migration, differentiation and growth.ECMatrix(R) consists of laminin, collagen type IV, heparan sulfate proteoglycans, entactin and nidogen. It also contains various growth factors (TGF-beta, FGF) and proteolytic enzymes (plasminogen, tPA, MMPs) that occur normally in EHS tumors. It is optimized for maximal tube-formation.