Open AccessHistomorphometric and sympathetic innervation of the human renal artery: A cadaveric study
Author(s) -
Suraj Jayadeva Reddy,
Pramod Kumar,
Keerthana Prasad
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.84968
Subject(s) - medicine , tunica media , adventitia , van gieson's stain , tunica intima , cadaveric spasm , anatomy , renal artery , h&e stain , hyperplasia , artery , sympathetic innervation , pathology , intimal hyperplasia , autopsy , staining , kidney , carotid arteries , smooth muscle
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) and acute renal failure may be due to the intimal hyperplasia and sympathetic fibers of the renal artery (RA), respectively. The purpose of this study was to characterize arterial wall and sympathetic innervation of the human RA.