Microscopic anatomy of the human vertebro-basilar system

Autor: Renato P. Chopard, Guilherme de Araújo Lucas, Adriana Laudana
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 49, Iss 4, Pp 430-433 (1991)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-4227
0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X1991000400010
Popis: Concerning the structure of connective-muscular components the authors studied the walls of the terminal segments of the vertebral arteries as well as the basilar artery, utilizing the following staining methods: Azan modified by Heideinheim, Weigert's resorcin-fuchsin, and Weigert modified by van Gieson. It was established that wall of the vertebro-basilar system exhibits a mixed structure, muscular and elastic, by means of which the vessels are adjusted to the specific blood circulation conditions. Thus, vertebral arteries show in the most external layer of tunica media an evident external elastic lamina. In contrast, in the basilar artery the elastic tissue is localized mainly in the tunica media, and is distributed heterogeneously. In its caudal segment the elastic fibers are situated in the most internal layer of tunica media, and in the cranial segment the elastic component is homogenously distributed in the whole of tunica media.
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