Mononuclear cell infiltration of the aortic intima in domestic swine.
The preparation of thick endothelial "häutchen" from microscopically lipid-free areas of the thoracic and abdominal aorta of 22 domestic pigs proved that there is a surprisingly frequent penetration of mononuclear blood cells into the subendothelial space. They are deposited on the intima in a diffuse or focal distribution as dense epi-, inter- and subendothelial cell infiltrates.
D000818:Animals; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000166:cytology*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000166:cytology*; D002465:Cell Movement; D004727:Endothelium / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D013552:Swine