Basal lamina structural alterations in human asymmetric aneurismatic aorta

Basal lamina (BL) is a crucial mechanical and functional component of blood vessels, constituting a sensor of extracellular microenvironment for endothelial cells and pericytes. Recently, an abnormality in the process of matrix microfibrillar component remodeling has been advocated as a mechanism in...

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Main Authors: M Cotrufo, L De Santo, A Della Corte, F Di Meglio, G Guerra, C Quarto, S Vitale, C Castaldo, S Montagnani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2009-06-01
Series:European Journal of Histochemistry
Online Access:https://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/964