Distribution of internal elastic lamina and external elastic lamina in the internal carotid artery: Possible relationship with atherosclerosis

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-182

  Masuoka, Toru ^a   Hayashi, Nakamasa ^a   Hori, Emiko ^a   Kuwayama, Naoya ^a   Ohtani, Osamu ^a   Endo, Shunro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cavernous sinus; External elastic lamina; Internal carotid artery; Internal elastic lamina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 77950418229     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: 13498029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.50.179     Document Type: Article

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