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Results 1 - 10 of 31 for Arteries
  1. ... that are rich in elastic fibers, including developing arteries and the heart valves, lungs, and skin. Researchers ... fibers, which weakens connective tissue in the skin, arteries, lungs, and other organs. These defects in connective ...
  2. The F13A1 gene provides instructions for making one part, the A subunit, of a protein called factor XIII. This protein is part of a group of related proteins ...
  3. ... the heart to the rest of the body (arteries) and other health problems.The mutations that cause ... Excessive growth signaling results in elongation of the arteries. Since the end points of the arteries are ...
  4. ... from the heart to the lungs (the pulmonary artery). About half of the mutations involved in this ... in an overgrowth of cells in the smallest arteries throughout the lungs. As a result, these arteries ...
  5. ... of cells, especially in the lining of developing arteries. It forms a complex with growth factors and ... in the specialization of new blood vessels into arteries or veins. Dozens of mutations in the ENG ...
  6. ... a condition in which fatty deposits accumulate on artery walls. This fatty material hardens over time, eventually blocking the arteries and increasing the chance of having a heart ...
  7. ... cells are found in the walls of the arteries, which are blood vessels that carry blood from ... of these muscles to contract, which allows the arteries to maintain their shape instead of stretching out ...
  8. ... in tissues such as the skin, tendons, and arteries that supply blood to the heart (coronary arteries). A buildup of cholesterol in the walls of coronary arteries greatly increases a person's risk of having ...
  9. ... in tissues such as the skin, tendons, and arteries that supply blood to the heart (coronary arteries). A buildup of cholesterol in the walls of coronary arteries greatly increases a person's risk of having ...
  10. ... of cells, especially in the lining of developing arteries.The ACVRL1 protein is a receptor. It acts ... in the specialization of new blood vessels into arteries or veins. Dozens of mutations in the ACVRL1 ...
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