"Tunica Media" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The middle layer of blood vessel walls, composed principally of thin, cylindrical, smooth muscle cells and elastic tissue. It accounts for the bulk of the wall of most arteries. The smooth muscle cells are arranged in circular layers around the vessel, and the thickness of the coat varies with the size of the vessel.
| Descriptor ID |
D017540
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.733
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| Concept/Terms |
Tunica Media- Tunica Media
- Vascular Media
- Media, Vascular
- Medias, Vascular
- Vascular Medias
Venous Media- Venous Media
- Media, Venous
- Medias, Venous
- Venous Medias
Arterial Media- Arterial Media
- Arterial Medias
- Media, Arterial
- Medias, Arterial
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tunica Media" by people in Profiles.
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Contributions of VEGF to age-dependent transmural gradients in contractile protein expression in ovine carotid arteries. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Sep; 301(3):C653-66.
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Predictors of anterior and posterior wall carotid intima media thickness progression in men and women at moderate risk of coronary heart disease. J Clin Lipidol. 2011 May-Jun; 5(3):141-151.
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New advances in noninvasive imaging of the carotid artery: CIMT, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and vasa vasorum. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2010 Nov; 12(6):497-502.
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for imaging vasa vasorum: comparison with histopathology in a swine model of atherosclerosis. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2010 Sep; 11(8):659-64.
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Effects of consumption of pomegranate juice on carotid intima-media thickness in men and women at moderate risk for coronary heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2009 Oct 01; 104(7):936-42.
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Carotid intima-media thickness measurements: techniques and clinical relevance. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2008 Oct; 10(5):444-50.
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Increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol predicts the pioglitazone-mediated reduction of carotid intima-media thickness progression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Circulation. 2008 Apr 22; 117(16):2123-30.
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Diabetes mellitus and noninvasive imaging of atherosclerosis. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Feb 19; 99(4A):89B-95B.
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Effect of contrast enhancement on measurement of carotid artery intimal medial thickness. Vasc Med. 2004 Feb; 9(1):7-12.
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Emerging, noninvasive surrogate markers of atherosclerosis. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2004 Jan; 6(1):60-8.