Endothelial Cell Dysfunction in Viral Hemorrhage and Edema
The endothelium maintains a vascular barrier by controlling platelet and immune cell interactions, capillary tone and interendothelial cell adherence. Here we suggest common elements in play during viral infection of the endothelium that alter normal endothelial cell functions and contribute to leth...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00733/full |