Emergence and distribution of intimal smooth muscle cells in the postnatal rat aorta.

doi:10.1007/s004410050894

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Emergence and distribution of intimal smooth muscle cells in the postnatal rat aorta.

Cell and tissue research - 1 Sept 1997

Kobayashi N, Sakai T

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The distribution of aortic intimal smooth muscle cells in the normal rat during postnatal development was studied by electron microscopy and by staining with fluorescence-labeled phalloidin. The phenotypes of intimal and medial smooth muscle cells were almost identical at first; however, during d...

Topics

Age Factors
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Aorta, Thoracic
Elasticity
Male
Microscopy, Confocal
Microscopy, Electron
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Muscle Proteins
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Phenotype
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Tunica Intima

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