internal elastic membrane


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Related to internal elastic membrane: internal elastic lamina, tunica media, external elastic membrane

internal elastic membrane

[in′tərn·əl i′las·tik ′mem‚brān]
(histology)
A sheet of elastin found between the tunica intima and the tunica media in medium- and small-caliber arteries.
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2] in the internal elastic membrane is produced by lysyl oxidase [26].
Also, the blue autofluorescence of the internal elastic membrane was the most intensive in the whole development.
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In arteries, it is relatively thick and extends from the internal elastic membrane to the external elastic membrane.
Histology of cardiovascular system
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