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[[Image:Microvessel.jpg|right|thumb|150px|<p>Microvessel showing an erythrocyte (E) which is constricted by endothelial cells</p><sup>Author:Robert M Hunt (2010), Source: Wikimedia Commons </sup>]]
==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Blood vessels are responsible for supplying the 'petrol' that runs all of mammalian physiology. Without the vasculature to carry blood to and from tissues, they would die in the absence of nutrition and waste removal. It is therefore crucial to consider their structural integrity and utilize their availability when considering any disease process requiring blood-borne healing factors, whether indigenous or introduced.
Blood vessels are responsible for supplying the 'petrol' that runs all of mammalian physiology. Without the vasculature to carry blood to and from tissues, they would die in the absence of nutrition and waste removal. It is therefore crucial to consider their structural integrity and utilize their availability when considering any disease process requiring blood-borne healing factors, whether indigenous or introduced.