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Blood supplies oxygen, a mediator for cell energy, and conveys nutrients to tissues and removes waste products of cell metabolism toward lungs and purification organs, in addition to the convection of thermal energy. Moreover, blood transmits messengers such as hormones to target organs.
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Thiriet, M. (2011). Cells of the Blood Circulation. In: Cell and Tissue Organization in the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems. Biomathematical and Biomechanical Modeling of the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9758-6_3
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