capillarization

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noun

The formation and development of a network of capillaries to a part of the body; it is increased by aerobic exercise.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

nouncapillarization (countable and uncountable, plural capillarizations)

plural capillarizations

  1. countableuncountableThe formation and development of a network of capillaries to a part of the body; it is increased by aerobic exercise.

    Ren et al. 36 insisted that human MSC can differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells but do not accelerate the capillarization and venularization of hepatic sinusoids, finally leading to the partial improvement of liver function in mice with CCl4-mediated chronic liver fibrosis.

    2013 February 28, Sang-Tae Choi et al., “Therapeutic potentials occurring during the early differentiation process of mesenchymal stem cells in a rats model with thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis”, in Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, volume 17, →DOI

Origin

Translations

Italian capillarizzazione
  • capillarizzazionethe formation of capillaries to a part of the body
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