Concept information
Preferred term
Tunica Media
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Medias, Vascular
- Media, Vascular
- Vascular Media
- Vascular Medias
Note
- /pathol is more likely than "diseases of the tunica media"; coordinate IM with specific blood vessel (IM)
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 93
In other languages
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Finnish
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keskikerros
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media
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tunica media
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017540
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