Histogenesis of arterial intimal hyperplasia and atherosclerosis.

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Histogenesis of arterial intimal hyperplasia and atherosclerosis.

The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery - 1 Feb 1990

Tennant M, Dilley R J, McGeachie J K, Prendergast F J

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This article briefly reviews the histological evidence for the genesis of intimal hyperplasia and atherosclerosis in arteries. It concentrates upon the origin, structure and behaviour of vascular smooth muscle cells in the intimal (subendothelial) layer. The interactions between these intimal mus...

Topics

Arteries
Arteriosclerosis
Endothelium, Vascular
Humans
Hyperplasia
Monocytes
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Phenotype

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