title: The three-dimensional architecture of vasa vasorum in the wall of the human aorta. A computer-aided reconstruction study.
abstract: The three-dimensional architecture of vasa vasorum in the wall of aorta was studied by microcomputer-aided reconstruction from serial sections of wall tissue in two young individuals submitted to autopsy. The outer media was sparsely penetrated by special tunnels containing an arteriole and a venule, which we termed a "vascular cord" due to the broad space between neighboring cords that contained no capillary network whatsoever. A dense venular plexus was found extending along the outer surface of the media, forming a plane of low blood pressure. This characteristic pattern of vasculature appeared to provide an important basis on which to study the way the medial tissues are sustained.
authors: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Okuyama
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Yaegashi
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Takahashi
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Sasaki
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003196:Computer Graphics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014651:Vasa Vasorum / Q000033:anatomy & histology*