Endothelial gaps: Time course of formation and closure in inflamed venules of rats

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 1 16-1, 1997, Pages

  Baluk, Peter ^a   Hirata, Akira ^b   Thurston, Gavin ^b   Fujiwara, Takashi ^b   Neal, Chris R ^b   Michel, C Charles ^b   McDonald, Donald M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

endothelial cells; inflammation; plasma leakage; postcapillary venules; respiratory tract; scanning electron microscopy; silver nitrate staining; substance P; vascular permeability

Indexed keywords

SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER STAINING; VENULE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0031019693     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1997.272.1.l155     Document Type: Article

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