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Mesentery

Known as: Mesenterium, mesenteric membrane, Mesenteric 
A layer of the peritoneum which attaches the abdominal viscera to the ABDOMINAL WALL and conveys their blood vessels and nerves.
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Narrower (17)

Broad LigamentDuodenojejunal atresia with volvulus, absent dorsal mesentery and absent superior mesenteric arteryFalciform ligamentGreater omentum

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Peritoneum

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Verapamil and nifedipine inhibition of contractions induced by potassium and noradrenaline in human mesenteric arteries and veins.
Ring preparations of human mesenteric arteries and veins were contracted by noradrenaline (1.8 x 10(-5)M) or potassium (127mM… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Computed Tomography in Crohn Disease
Twelve patients with Crohn disease were studied by computed tomography. Characteristic findings of small intestinal involvement… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Amunine (ovine CRF), urotensin I and sauvagine, three structurally-related peptides, produce selective dilation of the mesenteric circulation.
Three synthetic peptides, urotensin I, sauvagine and ovine CRF, have less than 50% sequence homology. In the dog, all three… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Cardiovascular Effects of a New Coronary Vasodilator N‐(2‐Hydroxyethyl)nicotinamide Nitrate (SG‐75): Comparison with Nitroglycerin and Diltiazem
Summary: The cardiovascular effects of a newly developed nicotinamide derivative. N-(2-hydroxyethy1)nicotinamide nitrate (SG-75… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Posttraumatic ischemic stenosis of the small bowel.
In three patients, signs and symptoms developed of chronic, incomplete small-bowel obstruction three or more weeks after blunt… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
CT-pathologic correlations in Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
In order to assess its potential uses in the staging and treatment planning of lymphoma, CT was performed in 27 newly diagnosed… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The cellular pathology of experimental hypertension. 7. Structure and permeability of the mesenteric vasculature in angiotensin-induced hypertension.
Acute hypertension was produced in rats by the infusion of angiotensin amide for 2 to 4 hours. These animals were injected… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
A simplified method of cannulating the intestinal lymphatic of the rat.
'Please request reprints from Dr Andrew L. Warshaw, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass. 02114… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
A critical evaluation of selective celiac and superior mesenteric angiography in the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases, particularly malignant tumor: facts and "artefacts".
Since Odman (1) first described the potential of selective angiography in the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases, many reports… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Mesenteric angiography in the evaluation of inflammatory and neoplastic disease of the intestine.
The Role of mesenteric angiography has not yet been defined in the investigation of inflammatory or neoplastic disease of the…