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Aorta

Known as: Trunk of aortic tree, ARTERY, AORTA, Trunk of systemic arterial tree 
The major arterial trunk that carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle into the ascending aorta behind the heart, the aortic arch, through… 
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Abdominal aorta structureAorta EndotheliumAorta Smooth Muscle TissueAortic Angiosarcoma

Narrower (4)

Aortic arch structureAscending aorta structureDescending aortaLumen of aorta

Broader (3)

ArteriesSystemic arterial treeTrunk structure

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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Mechanism of Myocardial Protection by Isoflurane: Role of Adenosine Triphosphate‐regulated Potassium (K sub ATP) Channels
Background The mechanism of the protective actions of volatile anesthetics in ischemic myocardium has not been clearly elucidated… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Kinin B1 receptors: a review.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A comparison of systolic blood pressure variations and echocardiographic estimates of end-diastolic left ventricular size in patients after aortic surgery.
As suggested by experimental studies, systolic pressure variation (SPV), the difference between maximum and minimum values of… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Hemodynamic effects of intravenous cocaine on the pregnant ewe and fetus.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 biosynthesis capacities of heart, arteries and platelets at various stages of experimental atherosclerosis in rabbits.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Decreased vascular prostacyclin in experimental diabetes.
Review
1978
Review
1978
Prostaglandins and thromboxanes.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
The role of a renal thirst factor in drinking induced by extracellular stimuli
1. Rats in normal fluid balance drank water 1–2 hr after complete ligation of the inferior vena cava either above or below the… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Histological and immunofluorescent studies on the evolution of the human atheromatous plaque.
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
The acid mucopolysaccharides of connective tissue.
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