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Vascular endothelium / endothelial cells
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Highlights shear-dependent endothelial protection at vascular sites; leaves open targeted therapies for low-shear prothrombotic regions.
Fluid shear stress dynamically regulates endothelial cell function, with low shear stress at vessel branch points predisposing to localized thrombosis and atherosclerosis.
Grabowski et al. (1995) studied this question.
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