Contents Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS
     5. Vessels
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    5.6   Elastic artery Version française
Section of a rodent pulmonary elastic artery stained with TPA.

The elastic lamina is stained light green (arrows) and the contractile proteins of smooth muscle cells are stained dark green (arrowheads). The yellow-stained material corresponds to type I and III collagens.

Type I collagen is abundant at the periphery of the vessel which corresponds to the adventitia (A) of the aorta.

Stain: TPA
Magnification: ×500

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