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tunica media [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tunica media
1, record 1, English, tunica%20media
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- media 2, record 1, English, media
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The blood vessels are made of three layers, called from the luminal side outward, the tunica intima, the tunica media and the tunica adventitia ... The tunica media is the layer of concentrically-arranged smooth muscle, the autonomic control of which can alter the diameter of the vessel and affect the blood pressure. Smooth muscle cells (in contrast to cardiac and skeletal) have secretory capabilities, and (depending on the vessel), the tunica media contains varying amounts of collagen fibres, elastic fibres, elastic lamellae, and proteoglycans secreted by the smooth muscle cells. The tunica media of arteries is larger than that of veins of similar size. 3, record 1, English, - tunica%20media
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- media
1, record 1, French, media
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- média 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vue en coupe, une artère présente trois couches : une couche interne, l'intima. [...]une couche intermédiaire, la média. C'est la partie vivante de l'artère. Dotée d'une élasticité naturelle grâce à ses cellules musculaires lisses, elle permet à l'artère de modifier son calibre (lumière) et son état de tension, donc le niveau de pression du sang en se contractant et en se dilatant; enfin, une couche externe, l'adventice. 2, record 1, French, - media
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tunica media 1, record 2, English, tunica%20media
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tunique moyenne
1, record 2, French, tunique%20moyenne
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tunique moyenne de la paroi des artères et des veines située ente l'intima et l'externa, constituée d'assises élastiques et musculaires en proportion variables. 1, record 2, French, - tunique%20moyenne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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