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Transendothelial channels in fenestrated endometrial blood capillaries of rats

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Three types of transendothelial channels are described in the endothelium of blood capillaries in the endometrium of the rat. It is postulated that they may function as pores draining interstitial fluid to the venous blood.

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  1. F. J. Cornillie

    Present address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology U.Z. St.-Rafaël-Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

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  1. School of Medicine, Laboratory of Histopathology, Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    F. J. Cornillie &  J. M. Lauweryns

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Supported by a grant from the “Nationaal Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek — Fonds voor Geneeskundig Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek” (Belgium)

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Cornillie, F.J., Lauweryns, J.M. Transendothelial channels in fenestrated endometrial blood capillaries of rats. Cell Tissue Res. 237, 371–373 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00217160

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