Tunica Media

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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
MeSH Number(s)	A07.231.733
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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Anatomy [A]
Cardiovascular System [A07]
Blood Vessels [A07.231]
Tunica Media [A07.231.733]

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Tunica Media
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	0	3	3
2009	2	0	2
2011	0	1	1

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Butler SM, Abrassart JM, Hubbell MC, Adeoye O, Semotiuk A, Williams JM, Mata-Greenwood E, Khorram O, Pearce WJ. Contributions of VEGF to age-dependent transmural gradients in contractile protein expression in ovine carotid arteries. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Sep; 301(3):C653-66.

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Kwagyan J, Hussein S, Xu S, Ketete M, Maqbool AR, Schneider RH, Randall OS. The relationship between flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery and intima-media thickness of the carotid artery to Framingham risk scores in older African Americans. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2009 Dec; 11(12):713-9.

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Kovanecz I, Nolazco G, Ferrini MG, Toblli JE, Heydarkhan S, Vernet D, Rajfer J, Gonzalez-Cadavid NF. Early onset of fibrosis within the arterial media in a rat model of type 2 diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction. BJU Int. 2009 May; 103(10):1396-404.

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Sekikawa A, Curb JD, Ueshima H, El-Saed A, Kadowaki T, Abbott RD, Evans RW, Rodriguez BL, Okamura T, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Nakamura Y, Masaki K, Edmundowicz D, Kashiwagi A, Willcox BJ, Takamiya T, Mitsunami K, Seto TB, Murata K, White RL, Kuller LH. Marine-derived n-3 fatty acids and atherosclerosis in Japanese, Japanese-American, and white men: a cross-sectional study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Aug 05; 52(6):417-24.

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Bhuiyan AR, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Rice JC, Mock NB, Tang R, Gene Bond M, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. 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.

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Eigenbrodt ML, Bursac Z, Tracy RE, Mehta JL, Rose KM, Couper DJ. B-mode ultrasound common carotid artery intima-media thickness and external diameter: cross-sectional and longitudinal associations with carotid atherosclerosis in a large population sample. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2008 Mar 05; 6:10.

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Bhuiyan AR, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Rice J, Mock N, Tang R, Bond MG, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. G-6A polymorphism of angiotensinogen gene modulates the effect of blood pressure on carotid intima-media thickness. The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Hypertens. 2007 Oct; 20(10):1073-8.

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Bhuiyan AR, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Paul TK, Berenson GS. Correlates of vascular structure and function measures in asymptomatic young adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Atherosclerosis. 2006 Nov; 189(1):1-7.

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Doherty TM, Fitzpatrick LA, Shaheen A, Rajavashisth TB, Detrano RC. Genetic determinants of arterial calcification associated with atherosclerosis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2004 Feb; 79(2):197-210.

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