Changes in the wall of the great saphenous vein at consecutive stages in patients suffering from chronic vein disease of the lower limbs

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-189

  Janowski, K ^a   Sopinski M ^a   Topol, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

CEAP classification; Chronic vein disease; Connective tissue; Elastic and collagen fibres; Great saphenous vein; Smooth muscles cells

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; RESORCINOL;

ADVENTITIA; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTIC FIBER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTIMA; LEG VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STAGING; STAINING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SECTION; TUNICA MEDIA; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN WALL;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 34548749925     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: 16443284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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