On the Role of the Blood Vessel Endothelial Microvilli in the Blood Flow in Small Capillaries

Figure 3

Electron microphotography of the microvilli in a bird capillary. (a) Erythrocytes (E) in the longitudinally cut bird capillary. (b) The same photo at a larger magnification. The microvilli are marked with arrows; green arrow: double microvilli. Scale bar on (a): 2 μm, on (b): 500 nm.

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