Elastic artery
These images compare the aortic wall stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) with that stained for elastin, the major protein found in elastic fibers and sheets. The tunica media of an elastic artery is composed of circularly arranged smooth muscle cells and fenestrated elastic lamellae. The elastic sheets produced by the smooth muscle cells appear black with the elastin stain. 100x
Tunica intima
These images compare the aortic wall stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) with that stained for elastin, the major protein found in elastic fibers and sheets. The tunica media of an elastic artery is composed of circularly arranged smooth muscle cells and fenestrated elastic lamellae. The elastic sheets produced by the smooth muscle cells appear black with the elastin stain. 100x
Tunica media
These images compare the aortic wall stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) with that stained for elastin, the major protein found in elastic fibers and sheets. The tunica media of an elastic artery is composed of circularly arranged smooth muscle cells and fenestrated elastic lamellae. The elastic sheets produced by the smooth muscle cells appear black with the elastin stain. 100x
- Elastic lamellae
These images compare the aortic wall stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) with that stained for elastin, the major protein found in elastic fibers and sheets. The tunica media of an elastic artery is composed of circularly arranged smooth muscle cells and fenestrated elastic lamellae. The elastic sheets produced by the smooth muscle cells appear black with the elastin stain. 100x
Tunica adventitia
These images compare the aortic wall stained with hematoxylin and eosin (left) with that stained for elastin, the major protein found in elastic fibers and sheets. The tunica media of an elastic artery is composed of circularly arranged smooth muscle cells and fenestrated elastic lamellae. The elastic sheets produced by the smooth muscle cells appear black with the elastin stain. 100x
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