Cardiovascular research
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Cardiovascular research · Mar 1993
Hypoxia induced disruption of the cardiac endothelial glycocalyx: implications for capillary permeability.
The aim was to determine the effect of hypoxia on the ultrastructure of the endothelial glycocalyx of cardiac capillaries. ⋯ The endothelial cell glycocalyx of continuous capillaries is sensitive to changes in PO2. The disruption of this surface coat may explain the reported increase in capillary permeability in hypoxia.