The kidneys contain millions of microscopic blood vessels known as peritubular capillaries. These vessels recapture helpful nutrients like glucose and minerals and return them to your bloodstream for ...

Broken capillaries—also known as telangiectasia—are tiny, dilated blood vessels that become visible under the skin, especially on the nose, cheeks, and chin. They look like fine red threads or small ...

Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection and quantitation of bcl-2/JH fusion sequences characteristic of t(14;18) (q32;q21) is being used increasingly to monitor tumor burden and the ...