Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Fenestrations

Fenestrations - or to be gramatically correct, fenestrae. It's Latin for "windows". Others will not benefit from our inward musings, from our joys and trials in life, unless we thrust our heads through the casements or allow others to peer inside. This blog is a window into my life and thoughts - a window composed at times of obscure glass, at others of relatively clear.
In biology fenestrae are the gaps between endothelial cells that line blood capillaries. They facilitate the transfer of fluid and ions between the intravascular space and the surrounding tissues. This is necessary for the maintenance of homeostasis within the organism. In inflammatory conditions the fenestrae increase in size, allowing immune defense cells to exit the blood and travel where they are needed. I hope this window will provide some spark of life-giving truth, some bit of salt to flavor the earth (see Matthew 5). I hope the arguments set forth will only benefit readers rather than working destruction. (Those last two comments are supposed to relate to the biological information.)
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