Changes of elastic and collagen fibers in varicose veins

International Angiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 337-343

  Wali, Mahmoud A ^a   Eid, R A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Collagen; Elastic tissue; Microscopy, electron; Saphenous vein; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; ELASTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTIC FIBER; ELASTICITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PATHOGENESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SAUDI ARABIA; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STRETCHING; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VARICOSIS; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN RESISTANCE; VEIN WALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; ELASTIN; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 0036941579     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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