Open AccessDistribution of Acid Mucopolysaccharides in Inner and Outer Layers of Bovine Aorta
Author(s) -
Gerald S. Berenson
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
circulation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.899
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1524-4571
pISSN - 0009-7330
DOI - 10.1161/01.res.7.6.889
Subject(s) - adventitia , glycosaminoglycan , aorta , chondroitin , chemistry , sulfuric acid , layer (electronics) , anatomy , biophysics , biochemistry , biology , medicine , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
Bovine aortas were separated into 2 layers, an inner layer composed chiefly of intima and an outer layer composed of adventitia and most of the media. A greater concentration of acid mucopolysaccharides, especially of the chondroitin sulfuric acid group, was found in the inner layer of the aorta.
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