Intramyocardial Arterial Cushions of Coronary Vessels in Animals and Humans: Morphology, Occurrence and Relation to Heart Disease

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-224

  Whelan, Nancy L ^a   Subramanian, Ramiah ^a   Jin, Jie ^a   Keith, Ingegerd M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary arteries; Heart disease; Intimal cushions; Smooth muscle; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DOG; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GOAT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; RHESUS MONKEY; SHEEP;

EID: 0029975249     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: 14230135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000159149     Document Type: Article

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