Structure of large arteries: Orientation of elastin in rabbit aortic internal elastic lamina and in the elastic lamellae of aortic media

Microvascular Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-99

  Farand, Paul ^a   Garon, André ^b   Plante, Gerard E ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aorta; Arteries; Elastin; Internal elastic lamina; Media

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN;

ALKALINIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA FLOW; AORTA MEDIA; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELASTIC FIBER; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AORTA, THORACIC; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTIN; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PULSATILE FLOW; RABBITS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33846900180     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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