Comparison of the endothelial surface and subjacent elastic lamina of anterior descending coronary arteries at the location of atheromatous lesions with internal thoracic arteries of the same subjects: A scanning electron microscopic study

Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 433-441

  Sims, Frank Harding ^a   Gavin, John Bevan ^a   Edgar, Stephen ^a   Koelmeyer, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary disease; Elastin

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; PARAFFIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL SURFACE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FREEZE FRACTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; INTERSTITIUM; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0036798769     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0031302021000009351     Document Type: Article

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