Meanings of tunica media in English

The tunica media provides a key structure and function support for native vessels.

Porcine aortic tunica media served as the thrombogenic substrate.

NEP was most abundant in the tunica media of cerebrocortical blood vessels and in pyramidal neurons.

Electron microscopy of the tunica media showed a number of immunoreactive nerve endings in the vicinity of local smooth muscle cells.

We conclude that structural remodeling in the hypertensive neonatal PA is due partly to increased cell proliferation in the tunica media and adventitia.

RA could also inhibit hypertrophic changes in the tunica media and proliferation of adventitial cells of the IAPA and muscularization of non-muscular arteries.

In a pathological study on the aneurysmal wall, no atherosclerotic and no inflammatory changes were found, but acidic mucopolysaccharides were detected in the tunica media.