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Despite the degenerative problems that frequently occur in human arteries, it is evident that the basic morphological construction of large arteries is a biologically sound one, as it has persisted for more than 350 million years.1 A single internal elastic lamina close to the EC may be the ideal structure for an artery, a feature which is present in small mammals. However in human arteries the EC layer becomes separated from the IEL by the accumulation of SMC and fibers. This layer is called the intima. In the present thesis we have studied the temporal development, the topographical localization and possible mechanisms of spontaneous and artificially induced intima formation.
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Kockx, M.M. (1995). Summary and General Conclusion. In: Spontaneous and Induced Intima Formation in Blood Vessels. Medical Intelligence Unit. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-22430-4_9
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