Definitions
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- Lying or occurring beneath the endothelium.
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- adjective Beneath the
endothelial layer
Etymologies
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sub- + endothelial
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Examples
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The thoracic duct has a more complex structure than the other lymphatic vessels; it presents a distinct subendothelial layer of branched corpuscles, similar to that found in the arteries; in the middle coat there is, in addition to the muscular and elastic fibers, a layer of connective tissue with its fibers arranged longitudinally.
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α (GPIbα) is part of the receptor complex GPIb-V-IX, which has a critical role in hemostasis, especially through interactions with the subendothelial von Willebrand factor.
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