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SUBMITTER: Monahan-Earley R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5378490 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Monahan-Earley R R Dvorak A M AM Aird W C WC
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH 20130601
Every biological trait requires both a proximate and evolutionary explanation. The field of vascular biology is focused primarily on proximate mechanisms in health and disease. Comparatively little attention has been given to the evolutionary basis of the cardiovascular system. Here, we employ a comparative approach to review the phylogenetic history of the blood vascular system and endothelium. In addition to drawing on the published literature, we provide primary ultrastructural data related t ...[more]