Phenotypic and Functional Changes of Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms

<div>Expression of smooth muscle cell (SMC) markers in SMC from patients with aortic aneurysm with either tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) or bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and controls (C) determined by immunohistochemical staining of vimentin, <i>α</i>-smooth muscle actin (SMA), and SM22<i>α</i> (magnification ×20).</div>

International Journal of Vascular Medicine

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Figure 1: Phenotypic and Functional Changes of Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms 