Re G, Bigi A, Dalla Serra A, Incerti A, Roveri N
Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper. 1979 Oct 30;55(20):2149-52.
X-ray diffraction tecniques were used to study the distribution and orientation of collagen fibers in media layer of human muscular arteries as a function of mechanical deformation. The close relationship between collagen fibers and smooth cells orientation was shown by X-ray diffraction and histological analyses.