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Smooth muscle cells in ‘venous patches’ grafted into the rat common carotid artery. A structural study

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In the 2nd week after surgery, well differentiated smooth muscle cells (SMC) were evident in the walls of venous patches in rat common carotid artery. Gap junctions were the only type of intercellular junction observed between SMC in the present study.

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In memoriam to Prof. J. Cabré Piera.

Acknowledgment. The LKB IV ultramicrotome was purchased with a grant from the Banco Urquijo, Madrid (Spain). Authors are also grate to M. Guerricabeitia for technical assistance.

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Cuevas, P., Gutierrez Diaz, J.A. Smooth muscle cells in ‘venous patches’ grafted into the rat common carotid artery. A structural study. Experientia 38, 122–124 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01944565

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