Arteriole
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smallest thin-walled divisions of the arteries located between the muscular arteries and the capillaries.
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- The noun arteriole has one meaning: Meaning #1: one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries Synonyms: arteriola, capillary artery Wikipedia arteriole An arteriole is a blood vessel that extends and branches out from an artery and leads to capillaries.
- Early narrowed afferent arteriole is a contributor to the development of hypertension.
- The conduction of dilation along an arteriole is diminished in the cremaster muscle of hypertensive hamsters.
- 6,2004 Medline (ID 15528934) Download Citation Free Article (Fulltext) Article (PDF 236 KB) Cited In Research Paper The Conduction of Dilation along an Arteriole Is Diminished in the Cremaster Muscle of Hypertensive Hamsters David T.
- The diameter of the afferent arteriole is greater than the diameter of the efferent arteriole.
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