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Morphology of the human aorta and age-related changes: Anatomical facts

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Collection Collection: CMU e-Journals Article
CMU Digital ID CMU Digital ID: dc:87129
Title Title: Morphology of the human aorta and age-related changes: Anatomical facts
Creator Creator: Pornhatai Komutrattananont
Pasuk Mahakkanukrauh
Srijit Das
Abstract Abstract: © 2019 Anatomy & Cell Biology. Aorta is the largest artery in the human body. Its starting point is the aortic orifice of the aortic valve and it terminates at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra. The main function of the aorta is to transport oxygenated blood to supply all the organs and cells. With advancing age, the structure and hence the function show progressive changes. Various changes in the aortic morphology include the luminal diameter of aorta, whole length of the aorta, thickness, the microstructural components also change, and these include collagen, elastin and smooth muscle cells. In addition, the dimensions of all segments of the aorta increase with age in both sexes. Since age is a major risk factor for degenerative change and diseases affecting the aorta, understanding the detailed anatomy of the aorta may provide essential information concerning the age-associated process of the aorta. Knowledge of the morphological changes in the aorta is also important for future clinical therapies pertaining to aortic disease. Additionally, the information regarding the structural changes with age may be applied for age determination. This review describes the overview of the anatomy of the aorta, age related changes in the morphology of the aorta and aortic diseases.
Keyword Keyword: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine
Neuroscience
Link Source Link Source: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85069047748&origin=inward;http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/65374
Date Issued Date Issued: 2019-06-01
ISSN ISSN: 20933673;20933665
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Pornhatai Komutrattananont, Pasuk Mahakkanukrauh & Srijit Das. (2019). Morphology of the human aorta and age-related changes: Anatomical facts. [ม.ป.ถ.] [ม.ป.ท.]. https://cmudc.library.cmu.ac.th/frontend/Info/item/dc:87129

Pornhatai Komutrattananont, Pasuk Mahakkanukrauh & Srijit Das. 2019. Morphology of the human aorta and age-related changes: Anatomical facts. [ม.ป.ท.]:[ม.ป.ถ.];

Pornhatai Komutrattananont, Pasuk Mahakkanukrauh & Srijit Das. Morphology of the human aorta and age-related changes: Anatomical facts. [ม.ป.ท.]:[ม.ป.ถ.], 2019. Print.

Pornhatai Komutrattananont, Pasuk Mahakkanukrauh & Srijit Das. Morphology of the human aorta and age-related changes: Anatomical facts. [ม.ป.ท.]: [ม.ป.ถ.]; 2019.

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