The Vasomotor Response of the Human Umbilical Cord Vessels to Changes in its External Thermal Environment *

Perfusion studies conducted on fresh isolated segments of the human umbilical cord show that the umbilical vessels display a remarkable intrinsic property of vasomotor response to changes in external thermal environment.

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