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Comparison of the endothelial surface and subjacent elastic lamina of anterior descending coronary arteries at the location of atheromatous lesions with internal thoracic arteries of the same subjects: a scanning electron microscopic study

Frank Harding Sims Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
,
John Bevan Gavin Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
,
Stephen Edgar Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
&
Timothy D. Koelmeyer Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Pages 433-441 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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