Research Article

Structural and Functional Properties of Venous Wall: Relationship between Elastin, Collagen, and Smooth Muscle Components and Viscoelastic Properties

Figure 6

(a) Upper linear relationship shows the association between venous wall viscosity and the relative amounts of smooth muscle, considering the striated muscle in the total muscular vascular area (dark markers). The lower linear relationship was calculated without considering the striate muscle as part of the 100% sectional area of the vascular wall (considering only squared markers). Both linear relationships were statistically significant ( ). (b) Association between the viscosity of the venous wall and the absolute amount of smooth muscle, considering the striated muscle as part of the 100% of the wall section area.
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