vascular system development vs. vasculature development

[Alexander D. Diehl]

Melissa,

The lymphatic vascular system is a type of vasculature (PMID: 16212503), 
part of the vascular system of the body.  It seems quite arbitrary to 
assume vasculature means only blood vessels.

-- Alex


Melissa Haendel wrote:
> I'd agree with Midori on this one, vasculature and vascular system are 
> synonyms. Circulatory system would be an inexact synonym (or parent) 
> since it also would include the lymphatic system and heart.
>
> Melissa
>
> Midori Harris wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>> Doug howe wrote:
>>>
>>> GO currently has a term 'vasculature development' (GO:0001944) which 
>>> is a child of 'organ development'...but GO has no term "vascular 
>>> system development' as a child of 'system development'.
>>>
>>> A few questions follow from this:
>>>
>>> 1. Should a new term exist for 'vascular system development', and if 
>>> so...how is it different from 'vasculature development'?
>>
>> All of the usual "I'm not an expert" caveats apply, but I don't see 
>> any difference between vasculature and vascular system. Unless anyone 
>> who does know the biology better tells us otherwise, I'd say a 
>> synonym is the way to GO.
>>
>> m
>


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