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Capillary

A capillary is a small blood vessel, from 5 to 10 micrometres in diameter, and is part of the microcirculation system. Capillaries are microvessels and the smallest blood vessels in the body. They are composed of only the tunica intima (the innermost layer of an artery or vein), consisting of a thin wall of simple squamous endothelial cells. They are the…

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FMA
63194
Latin
vas capillare
MeSH
D002196
System
Circulatory system
TA2
3901
TA98
A12.0.00.025

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Capillary

Nodes118
Edges117
Triples53
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016949
Components1

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Capillary

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related to Function · 7
Capillary → Bayliss, Capillaries, Molecules, The, These, This, When
related to Structure · 7
Capillary → Blood, Capillaries, In, Individual, Metarterioles, The, There
related to Clinical significance · 6
Capillary → Cellular, Disorders, Formation, Reduced, VEGF, Within
see also · 6
Capillary → Blood, Law, Medical, Membrane, Newtonian, Poiseuille
related to Etymology · 4
Capillary → English, Latin, The, While
related to Therapeutics · 3
Capillary → In, Major, VEGF
related to Blood sampling · 2
Capillary → HIV, It
FMA · 1
Capillary → 63194
Latin · 1
Capillary → vas capillare
MeSH · 1
Capillary → D002196

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capillaries blood cells vessels endothelial arterioles fluid known also flow diameter equation system molecules venules pass transport small substances microcirculation

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CapillaryFMA631941.00infobox
CapillaryLatinvas capillare1.00infobox
CapillaryMeSHD0021961.00infobox
CapillaryPronunciation.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-…1.00infobox
CapillarySystemCirculatory system1.00infobox
CapillaryTA239011.00infobox
CapillaryTA98A12.0.00.0251.00infobox
CapillaryTHH3.09.02.0.020011.00infobox
Capillaryis asmall blood vessel0.90text
albumininstance ofMolecules larger than 3 nm0.80text
other large proteins pass through transcellular transport carried inside vesiclesinstance ofMolecules larger than 3 nm0.80text
a process which requires them to go through the cells that form the wallinstance ofMolecules larger than 3 nm0.80text

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