"Tunica Media" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tunica Media" by people in Profiles.
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Histologic identification of brown adipose and peripheral nerve involvement in human atherosclerotic vessels. Hum Pathol. 2012 Dec; 43(12):2213-22.
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Understanding the behavioral linkages needed for designing effective interventions to increase fruit and vegetable intake in diverse populations. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Oct; 111(10):1472-5.
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Carotid intima media thickness. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Aug; 24(8):A25.
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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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Association of a fasting glucose genetic risk score with subclinical atherosclerosis: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Diabetes. 2011 Jan; 60(1):331-5.
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Alterations in the medial layer of the main pulmonary artery in a patient with longstanding Fontan circulation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Nov; 11(5):682-3.
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Carotid atherosclerosis progression in familial hypercholesterolemia patients: a pooled analysis of the ASAP, ENHANCE, RADIANCE 1, and CAPTIVATE studies. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 Jul; 3(4):398-404.
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The carotid artery: an organ at risk and often neglected. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Oct; 53(4):529-30.
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Association of the endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor ADMA with carotid artery intimal media thickness in the Framingham Heart Study offspring cohort. Stroke. 2009 Aug; 40(8):2715-9.
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Interaction of G-protein beta3 subunit and nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms on carotid artery intima-media thickness in young adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Hypertens. 2008 Aug; 21(8):917-21.