postcapillary venule
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postcapillary venule — That portion of the blood circulation immediately downstream of the capillary network; the region having the lowest wall shear stress, and the most common site of leucocytic margination and endothelial transmigration (diapedesis) … Dictionary of molecular biology
Venule — A little vein. Venules go from capillaries to veins, vessels that carry blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) makes the blood in veins and venules appear dark. Veins and … Medical dictionary
postcapillary — 1. adjective To the venous side of a capillary 2. noun A venule immediately to the venous side of a capillary … Wiktionary
postcapillary — post·cap·il·lary kap ə .ler ē, Brit usu kə pil ə rē adj of, relating to, affecting, or being a venule of the circulatory system * * * post·cap·il·lary (pōst kapґĭ larґe) 1. located just to the venous side of a capillary. 2. venous… … Medical dictionary
venous capillary — a type of minute vessel lacking a muscular coat, intermediate in structure and location between a venule and a capillary. Called also postcapillary and postcapillary venule … Medical dictionary
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Lymph node — A Lymph node (] MedullaThere are two named structures in the medulla: * The medullary cords are cords of lymphatic tissue, and include plasma cells and B cells * The medullary sinuses (or sinusoids ) are vessel like spaces separating the… … Wikipedia
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Duffy antigen system — Duffy blood group, chemokine receptor Identifiers Symbols DARC; CCBP1; CD234; Dfy; FY; GPD External IDs … Wikipedia
PCV — packed cell volume; polycythemia vera; porcine circovirus; postcapillary venule; pressure control ventilation * * * PCV abbr packed cell volume * * * packed cell volume; pneumococcal 7 valent conjugate vaccine … Medical dictionary
