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Descriptor
English
:
Tunica Media
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Túnica Media
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Túnica Média
Synonyms
English
:
Vascular Media
Tree Number:
A02.633.570.491.800
A07.231.491.800
A10.690.467.491.800
Definition
English
:
The middle coat 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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/pathol is more likely than "diseases of the tunica media"; coord IM with specific blood vessel (IM); /growth: coord with
MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT
; /embryol: coord with
MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT
if pertinent
History Note
English
:
93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
30468
Unique Identifier:
D017540
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