The saphenous vein continues to be one of the most commonly ... consistently demonstrated endothelial and smooth muscle cell damage in vein grafts with reduced endothelial cell viability ...
except for the pulmonary vein) Allows diffusion of gases and nutrients from blood into the body cells Wall Thick, muscular Thinner Very thin, one cell thick Lumen Small Large Very small ...
"Now that we have identified an important progenitor population, we might be able to figure out how to mess around with the cells in those veins and improve their ability to contribute to repair ...
The cells, known as chemically-induced liver progenitors (CLiPs), can be transplanted back into the rodent’s liver via the portal vein or the spleen. The cells show characteristic liver-specific ...
Matthew Thompson, a cardiac physician assistant at Saint John's Medical Center in Los Angeles, has the mind of a scientist but the skilled and steady hands of an artist. On this day, Thompson's ...