[Ultrastructural features of normal and dysfunctional endothelium of the blood vessels].
Endothelium of the blood vessels plays a very important role in blood circulation, inflammation, atherosclerosis and cancer progression. We describe the ultrastructural morphology, function of endothelium and its participation in vessel formation during regenerative or inflammatory processes in adults. Transmission and scanning electron microscopic studies indicate on endothelial cell function in atherosclerotic plaque formation.
Walski
Michał
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Zakład Ultrastruktury Komórki, Instytut Medycyny Doświadczalnej i Klinicznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Centrum Biostruktury Akademii Medycznej, Warszawa. walski@cmdik.pan.pl
Frontczak-Baniewicz
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D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography