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postcapillary venules (medicine)


postcapillary venules


The microvasculature immediately following the capillaries, ranging in size from 10 to 50 um, and characterised by investment of pericytes; they are the site of extravasation of blood cells, are particularly sensitive to histamine, and are believed to be important in blood-interstitial fluid exchanges.

Synonym: pericytic venules.