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Determinants of endothelial cell phenotype in venules.
Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) - 1 Feb 2000
Thurston G, Baluk P, McDonald D M
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory stimuli cause plasma leakage and leukocyte adhesion in venules but not in capillaries or arterioles. The specific response of venules is governed by phenotypic specialization of the venular endothelial cells. What regulates this specialized phenotype? Several recent developments have shed new light on this question and may challenge our thinking about regulation of the venular endothelial cell...
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