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Endothelium is the cover term for the blood-oriented cells in the innermost layer of the vascular wall (intima). Functioning as physiological barrier to tissue, the CD 31- and vWF-positive cells express nitrogen oxide (NO) which plays a role in regulating the tonus of the vascular musculature. Damage to the endothelial cell layer has been assumed to be possibly a causative factor in the ...