title: Special edition of Microcirculation commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Microcirculatory Society, Inc.
abstract: This special edition of Microcirculation brings together the proceedings from the Symposium held in the spring of 2004 in the Natcher Auditorium on the campus of the National Institutes of Health to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Microcirculatory Society, Inc. Twelve brief reviews are introduced with the goals being to present a collective sense of the history of research in microcirculation, provide insight into where established topics of inquiry stand today, and to define emerging topics of investigation for future research efforts.
authors.affiliation: The John B. Pierce Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. sssegal@jbpierce.org
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000502:physiology; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D012106:Research; D012955:Societies, Medical