Vishal Mohanakrishnan, PhD student and first author of the current study, explains the special features of the newly discovered capillary type: “Type R capillaries are unique vascular structures that ...

"Type R capillaries are unique vascular structures that emerge in adulthood and are located in trabecular bone, the spongy bone in long bones that makes up most of the bone matrix." Type R ...

Cancellous: Also called "trabecular "or "spongy bone," cancellous is the inner layer that is less dense, lattice-like, and surrounded by bone marrow. Teeth are a self-contained structure that chew ...