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Arteriole |
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arteriole /ar·te·ri·ole/ (ahr-ter´e-ol) a minute arterial branch.arterio´lar afferent glomerular arteriole a branch of an interlobular artery that goes to a renal glomerulus. efferent glomerular arteriole one arising from a renal glomerulus, breaking up into capillaries to supply renal tubules. postglomerular arteriole efferent glomerular a. precapillary arteriole arterial capillary. preglomerular arteriole afferent glomerular a. straight arterioles of kidney branches of the arcuate arteries of the kidney arising from the efferent glomerular arterioles and passing down to the renal pyramids.
Arteriole The smallest type of artery. Mentioned in: Raynaud's Disease arteriole (ärtir´ēōl), n a smaller arterial branch off an artery and connecting to a capillary. arteriole a minute arterial branch. afferent arteriole enters the glomerulus at the vascular pole and divides into capillaries which subsequently merge to form efferent arterioles. efferent arteriole derived from the glomerular capillaries in the renal glomeruli, these arterioles exit from the glomerulus at its vascular pole. straight arteriole see arteriola rectae renis. |
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| High-voltage pulsed current: its Influence on diameters of histaminedilated arterioles in hamster cheek pouches. The possible mechanisms are intracellular perturbation of calcium metabolism at end arterioles and effects on the renin--angiotensin system (Sharp et al. A fluorescein angiograph of the retina showed knobby hyperfluorescence of the retinal arterioles with minimal leakage, as well as some spots of leakage at the level of the retinal pigment epithelium. |
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