Alterations of the internal elastic membrane in juvenile human arteries
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Cells Tissues Organs
- Vol. 105 (4) , 524-528
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000145159
Abstract
Quantitative changes in the internal elastic membrane (IEM) were studied in human arteries from different locations in 31 males and 31 females, using an eight-criterion classification system. The IEM involvement shows a sex-dependent increase with age, and is more pronounced in arteries known to exhibit a more intensive atherosclerotic involvement. It seems that the IEM changes represent a true ageing phenomenon, which is sometimes influenced to a various degree by the atherosclerotic process.Keywords
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