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  • Title: The effect of blood flow on the surface morphology of the human endothelium.
    Author: Gau GS, Ryder TA, Mackenzie ML.
    Journal: J Pathol; 1980 May; 131(1):55-64. PubMed ID: 7463206.
    Abstract:
    The endothelial lining from the aortae of three 17 week human fetuses was examined by scanning electron microscopy. Orientation of the endothelial cells, particularly in the region above the aortic valve, was related to known flow patterns. Endothelial morphology showed regional variation noticeably at the mouths of arteries and at the aortic bifurcation. The possibility that this morphological change may be a hitherto unrecognised risk factor related to the site of atheromatous deposition is discussed.
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