Endothelial gaps as sites for plasma leakage in inflammation

Microcirculation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-22

  McDonald, Donald M ^a   Thurston, Gavin ^a   Baluk, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airways; Endothelial cells; Inflammation; Microcirculation; Microvasculature; Plasma extravasation; Postcapillary venules; Respiratory tract; Substance P; Trachea

Indexed keywords

SILVER NITRATE;

ANIMAL; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PATHOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RATS; SILVER NITRATE;

EID: 0033093483     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713773924     Document Type: Review

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