The three-dimensional micro- and nanostructure of the aortic medial lamellar unit measured using 3D confocal and electron microscopy imaging.

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Published in Matrix Biol on November 13, 2007

Authors

Mary K O'Connell1, Sushila Murthy, Samson Phan, Chengpei Xu, Joann Buchanan, Ryan Spilker, Ronald L Dalman, Christopher K Zarins, Winfried Denk, Charles A Taylor

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

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