Tunica intima/Definition
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Tunica intima [r]:
The innermost coat of blood vessels, consisting of a thin lining of endothelial cells longitudinally oriented and continuous with the endothelium of capillaries on the one hand and the endocardium of the heart on the other
This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Tunica intima (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.