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microvasculature

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mi·cro·vas·cu·la·ture  (mkr-vsky-l-chr, -chr)
n.
The portion of the circulatory system composed of the smallest vessels, such as the capillaries, arterioles, and venules.

micro·vascu·lar (-ky-lr) adj.


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After this they have to settle in the microvasculature of the organ, extravasate through the vessel wall, invade the target organ, and proliferate within the target tissue [4].
It represents the myocytes and gap junctions as a continuum called the "intracellular domain," and the interstitium and microvasculature as another continuum, called the "extracellular domain.
 
 
 
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