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(a) Endothelial glycocalyx of a rat left ventricular myocardial capillary stained with Alcian blue 8GX and visualized using electron microscopy. Bar represents 1 μm. (Reproduced from50); (b) Motion of red and white blood cells in an arteriole51.
