dictionary help| postcapillary venule | medical dictionary |
That portion of the blood circulation immediately downstream of the capillary network, the region having the lowest wall shear stress and the most common site of leucocytic margination and endothelial transmigration (diapedesis).
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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