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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Jul 09, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Blood Vessels. | Jun 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Layers of a blood vessel. | May 17, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. | Jan 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Consumer Version - Biology of the Blood Vessels. | Oct 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Teach Me Anatomy - Ultrastructure of Blood Vessels. | Jul 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Veins and Arteries: Facts About Our Blood Vessels. | Mar 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Blood Vessel. | Jan 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Blood Vessels. | Sep 05, 2022 | ||
| Added information on angiogenesis and on diseases that affect blood vessels. | Jan 17, 2020 | ||
| Added information on the endothelial lining of blood vessels. | Aug 23, 2016 | ||
| Added an image showing the brain vasculature of a zebra fish larva. | Aug 23, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Merck Manual Consumer Version - Blood Vessels. | Jun 16, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Blood Vessels. | Jun 15, 2016 | ||
| Added diagram of blood pathways through the circulatory system. | May 03, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Franklin Institute Online - The Heart: An Online Exploration. | Jun 06, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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