Zbyněk Tonar et al.
Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft, 201, 79-90 (2015-08-02)
The porcine aorta is often used in studies on morphology, pathology, transplantation surgery, vascular and endovascular surgery, and biomechanics of the large arteries. Using quantitative histology and stereology, we estimated the area fraction of elastin, collagen, alpha-smooth muscle actin, vimentin