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Figure 8

From: Degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis as a systemic disorder characterized by proteoglycan accumulation

Figure 8

Ultrastructural features of normal and DSLD-affected aorta. A. Normal smooth muscle cell from media from a healthy aorta. B. A smooth muscle cell from the media of DSLD-affected aorta reveals the presence of numerous cytoplasmic vacuoles (*). C. normal smooth muscle cell has a well defined cell membrane (â–¶). D. The cell membrane of a diseased media is disrupted and missing in places (â–¶). E and F. Organization of collagen fibrils and elastic fibers is similar in normal (E) and DSLD aorta (F). SMC: smooth muscle cell, EL: elastic lamina, C: collagen fibrils.

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