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Blood Vessels

Blood vessels are the tubular network of the circulatory system through which blood is conveyed throughout the body, comprising arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins arranged in series to perfuse tissues. Arteries carry blood away from the heart under high pressure and possess thick, elastic, muscula…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 116× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Blood vessels are the tubular network of the circulatory system through which blood is conveyed throughout the body, comprising arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins arranged in series to perfuse tissues. Arteries carry blood away from the heart under high pressure and possess thick, elastic, muscular walls that buffer pulsatile flow, capillaries form thin-walled exchange beds where oxygen, nutrients, and waste cross between blood and tissue, and veins return blood to the heart at low pressure, often aided by valves. The vessel wall is organized into the tunica intima, lined by endothelium, the muscular tunica media, and the connective-tissue tunica externa, and endothelial function and vascular tone are central to the regulation of blood flow, blood pressure, and hemostasis. Disorders of blood vessels, including inflammation of the vessel wall, thrombosis, and microvascular injury, underlie a broad range of disease, and vascular biology connects to immune, hemodynamic, and metabolic processes. The subject matter in the surrounding literature touches on vascular and hemodynamic injury, leukocyte recruitment and microthrombi in inflammatory and infectious conditions, retinal and cerebral vasculature, and oxidative stress affecting vascular tissue. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research relevant to vascular structure, function, and disease.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2016

An Update on Hemocytes in Biomphalaria Snails

Fried BernardCorresponding author
Biology Department, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042.
Exact topic Hematology and Oncology Research Cited by 37 doi:10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-14-401
2018

The Use of Mirnas as Activators of Dental Implant Surfaces, A Review

Di Gianfilippo RiccardoCorresponding author
The University of Michigan - School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, 1011 North University Avenue, 48109-1078, Ann Arbor, MI – USA
Exact topic International Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 116 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Vasculitis.

Journal editorial board
Bruno Amato · Italy Alessandra Granata · United Kingdom Sophia Lionaki · Greece

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