Total surface area of endothelium in adult

Value 1000 m^2
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference Jaffe EA. Cell biology of endothelial cells. Hum Pathol. 1987 Mar18(3):234-9. p.234 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID3546072
Comments The insides of all blood vessels are lined with endothelial cells (EC) and in a normal, 70-kg adult EC occupy a surface area of more than 1,000 m^2. See BNID 100578
Entered by Uri M
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