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Atherosclerosis

Histology · General pathology

Low magnification micrograph of the distal right coronary artery with complex atherosclerosis and luminal narrowing. Masson's trichrome. Arteries have three layers (tunica intima, tunica media and tunica adventitia). These can be seen on the micrograph: Adventitia (outermost layer) = green fluffy material (collagen), Media (middle (muscular) part) = red (smooth muscle
Low magnification micrograph of the distal right coronary artery with complex atherosclerosis and luminal narrowing. Masson's trichrome. Arteries have three layers (tunica intima,…

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Category
General pathology
Difficulty
advanced
Type
Pathology
Stain
Masson trichrome

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