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expand, our blood pressure would plummet, and this would result in
shock. However, the endothelial cells never make such possibly fatal errors.
The cells in question are always ready to produce. When the need
arises, they immediately go into operation and start production. These
miniature factories work very efficiently. They never store the messenger
NO molecules they produce, so the problems associated with storage thus
never arise.
There are no undesirable, harmful side products from these extraordi-
nary factories in the depths of our veins. When you consider that a great
many health-threatening problems—such as global warming, acid rain and
environmental pollution—all stem from chemical wastes, the endothelial
cells’ achievement can be better understood. That is because the NO mole-
cules are broken down in as brief a space of time as 10 seconds, never accu-
mulating in the body long enough to give rise to any harmful side effects.
All this means that the endothelial cells use ideal methods in their manu-
facture of chemical products.
In the same way that a factory’s systems indicate the advanced tech-
nology their designers must have mastered, the endothelial factory shows
the infinite intelligence and knowledge of our Lord, with His sublime cre-
ative artistry. Like the other 100 trillion cells in our bodies, this microscopic
factory acts under the inspiration of God.
He is the First and the Last, the Outward and the Inward.He has knowl-
edge of all things. (Surat al-Hadid, 3)

Figure 94.
The endothelial cell works just like a factory,
accurately identifying microscopic
substances and using them to
produce NO molecules.

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