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Phenotypic heterogeneity in the endothelium of the human vortex vein system.
Experimental eye research - 1 Oct 2013
Yu Paula K, Tan Priscilla E Z, Cringle Stephen J, McAllister Ian L, Yu Dao-Yi
Abstract excerpt
The vortex vein system is the drainage pathway for the choroidal circulation and serves an important function in the effective drainage of the exceptionally high blood flow from the choroidal circulation. As there are only 4-6 vortex veins, a large volume of blood must be drained from many choroidal veins into each individual vortex vein. The vortex vein system must also cope with passing through tissues of...
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