blood vessels

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1. The flexible tubular canals through which blood circulates in the body. Arteries, veins, and capillaries are all kinds of blood vessels. (See circulatory system.)

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As part of normal aging, small amounts of amyloid can build up in brain blood vessels without causing noticeable symptoms.

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As the fish grew older, their kidneys showed a loss of tiny blood vessels, damage to the filtration barrier, rising inflammation, and disruptions in how kidney cells produce and regulate energy.

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Some of the earliest warning signs of cardiovascular disease begin in the body's tiniest blood vessels.

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The researchers found that IC7Fc helped limit the buildup of fatty plaques inside blood vessels while also easing inflammation.

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This protein helps tumors thrive by encouraging the formation of new blood vessels, preventing cancer cells from dying, and weakening immune cells that would otherwise help eliminate the cancer.

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