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arteriole

[ahr-teer-ee-ohl] / ɑrˈtɪər iˌoʊl /
NOUN
blood vessel
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They also reduced heart muscle growth and scaring while prompting arteriole formation and growth.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2024

The branch that exits the glomerulus is called the efferent arteriole.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

An artery branching off into an arteriole, which branches into a capillary bed.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

ATP and adenosine act locally as paracrine factors to stimulate the myogenic juxtaglomerular cells of the afferent arteriole to constrict, slowing blood flow and reducing GFR.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

A dilated arteriole or a vein winding about among the capillaries may sometimes be detected.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson




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