"Tunica Intima" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The innermost layer of an artery or vein, made up of one layer of endothelial cells and supported by an internal elastic lamina.
| Descriptor ID |
D017539
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Tunica Intima- Tunica Intima
- Vascular Intima
- Intima, Vascular
- Intimas, Vascular
- Vascular Intimas
- Tunica Intima Vasorum
Arterial Intima- Arterial Intima
- Arterial Intimas
- Intima, Arterial
- Intimas, Arterial
Venous Intima- Venous Intima
- Intima, Venous
- Intimas, Venous
- Venous Intimas
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tunica Intima" by people in Profiles.
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Carotid intima-media thickness is a predictor of coronary artery disease in South African black patients. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2009 Jul-Aug; 20(4):237-9.
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Efficacy of vitamin E compared with either simvastatin or atorvastatin in preventing the progression of atherosclerosis in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Am J Cardiol. 1999 Dec 01; 84(11):1344-6, A7.
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Arterial wall changes in type 2 diabetic subjects. Diabet Med. 1994 Aug-Sep; 11(7):692-5.
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Measurement of the ultrasonic intima-media complex thickness in normal subjects. J Vasc Surg. 1993 Apr; 17(4):719-25.
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Screening asymptomatic subjects with subclinical arteriosclerotic lesions with arterial ultrasonic biopsy. The P.A.P. study. Vasa. 1993; 22(3):232-40.