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Endothelium and the Vessel Wall

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Abstract

The cardiovascular system consists of the heart and the blood vessels. The blood vessels are comprised of arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins and the heart itself can be considered as a specialised type of blood vessel which has become adapted for pumping blood throughout the cardiovascular system. Separate from the cardiovascular system is the lymphatic circulatory system which contains capillaries and larger vessels. This latter system is responsible for the transport of tissue fluid, or lymph as it is called, back to the circulatory system. Present within the lymph are cells, the most numerous of which are the lymphocytes. Accumulations of lymphocytes are found in lymph nodes which are associated with the lymphatic system. The components of the lymphatic system share some common features with those of the cardiovascular system.

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  1. Bland-Sutton Institute, Department of Histopathology, The Middlesex Hospital, London, WIP 7AA, UK

    R. Michael Pittilo BSc, PhD, CBiol, MIBiol (Research Fellow, Lecturer in Life Science (Honorary Research Associate, The Middlesex Hospital) (Research Fellow, Lecturer in Life Science (Honorary Research Associate, The Middlesex Hospital)

  2. Department of Analytical and Biological Chemistry, Kingston Polytechnic, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, KTI2EE, UK

    R. Michael Pittilo BSc, PhD, CBiol, MIBiol (Research Fellow, Lecturer in Life Science (Honorary Research Associate, The Middlesex Hospital) (Research Fellow, Lecturer in Life Science (Honorary Research Associate, The Middlesex Hospital)

  3. Department of Haematology, School of Pathology, The Middlesex Hospital, London, WIN 8AA, UK

    Samuel J. Machin MRCPath (Consultant Haematologist) (Consultant Haematologist)

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Pittilo, R.M. (1988). Endothelium and the Vessel Wall. In: Pittilo, R.M., Machin, S.J. (eds) Platelet-Vessel Wall Interactions. The Bloomsbury Series in Clinical Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1455-0_2

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