External Elastic Lamina

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Also known as:  External Elastic Layer of Arteries;  External Henle’s Fenestrated Elastic Membrane

 

Description

The External Elastic Lamina is the layer of elastic Connective Tissue lying immediately outside the Smooth Muscle of the Media (Tunica Media) of Arteries, separating the Media from the Adventitia.  It is a type of Extracellular Matrix.

 

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