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Editorial
. 2024 Dec 24;13(1):2.
doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13010002.

Vascular Endothelium at the Molecular Level: From Fundamental Knowledge Toward Medical Implementation

Vladimir P Shirinsky  1
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Vascular Endothelium at the Molecular Level: From Fundamental Knowledge Toward Medical Implementation

Vladimir P Shirinsky. Biomedicines. .

Abstract

The concept of multiple physiologic roles played by a single layer of endothelium on the intimal face of blood vessels started gaining recognition in the 1960s [...].

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