Vascular endothelium

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Vascular endothelium [r]: Single pavement layer of epithelial cells which line the luminal surface of the entire cardiovascular system and regulate the transport of macromolecules and blood components from interstitium to lumen; this function has been most intensively studied in the blood capillaries. [e]

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