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Veins

Known as: Veins set, Venae, Venous vessel 
A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body.
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Arteriovenous anastomosis procedureClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyProcess of secretionRepair of vein with suture

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Deep cerebral veinInferior vena cava structureIntrinsic vein of kidneyLobar vein

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Verapamil and nifedipine inhibition of contractions induced by potassium and noradrenaline in human mesenteric arteries and veins.
Ring preparations of human mesenteric arteries and veins were contracted by noradrenaline (1.8 x 10(-5)M) or potassium (127mM… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Fetal Blood Velocities in Rh Isoimmunization: Relationship to Gestational Age and to Fetal Hematocrit
Doppler blood cell velocities were measured in the aortas, inferior vena cavas, and umbilical veins of fetuses from isoimmunized… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Late results and angiographic evaluation of arm veins as long bypass grafts.
: Late results and angiographic evaluation of arm veins as arterial bypass grafts have not been reported previously. From 1969 to… 
1980
1980
Extracoronary Collateral Myocardial Blood Flow during Cardioplegic Arrest
Extracoronary blood flow to the myocardium was studied in 54 patients during cold cardioplegic arrest. Coronary venous return was… 
1979
1979
Pulsed Doppler Echocardiographic Detection of Obstruction of Systemic Venous Return After Repair of Transposition of the Great Arteries
Pulsed Doppler echocardiography (PDE) allows the detection of direction and quality (smooth vs disturbed, or “rough”) of blood… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Renin in the diagnosis of renovascular hypertension. Activity in renal and peripheral vein plasma.
Renin activity was assayed in plasma from the right and left renal veins and a peripheral vein in 47 hypertensive patients… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
VENOGRAPHY OF THE CAVERNOUS SINUS, ORBITAL VEINS, AND BASAL VENOUS PLEXUS.
The dural sinuses about the base of the skull have received little attention in radiological literature. When opacified, the… 
1962
1962
Temperature variations in the venous system of dogs.
Respiratory fluctuations in the temperature of blood of the superior and inferior venae cavae and the pulmonary artery of… 
1958
1958
Impairment of the enzymatic inactivation of adrenal cortical hormones following passive venous congestion of the liver.
Acute hepatic venous congestion severely impairs the enzymatic reduction of ring A of desoxycorticosterone, cortisone and… 
Highly Cited
1939
Highly Cited
1939
A Radiographic Demonstration of the Circulation through the Heart in the Adult and in the Fœtus, and the Identification of the Ductus Arteriosus
The circulation of the blood through the heart of the adult and the fœtus is demonstrated by the analysis of X-ray…