Angiophagy: clearing or clogging microvessels?
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Abstract
The body clears small clots from blood vessels through a process called angiophagy, opening up new approaches to combat cerebral and cardiac microvascular occlusive diseases (Grutzendler et al., this issue).
Medical subject headings
- Embolism
- Phagocytosis
- Retinal Vessels