... (collagen in pink; elastin in black) by the Verhoff–van Gieson method, and viewed and photographed on a Zeiss Axio-Imager.A1 photomicroscope fitted with a Hitachi HV-F22 digital camera. Determinations of the relative elastin content were made by converting histological images of transverse and longitudinal...

...: The mechanical properties of the dorsal aorta and the pulmonary artery during fasting and after feeding reveal increased pulmonary artery distensibility and elasticity during digestion, which possibly improves the Windkessel effect. Collagen Dorsal aorta Elastin Postprandial period Snakes Sulfated...

... that is arranged in parallel with dense and straight elastin fibres. This allows the muscles to accommodate large tissue deformations of the VGB yet still operate within the known strain limits of vertebrate skeletal muscle. VGB transverse strains in routine-feeding rorquals were substantially less than those...

... was quantified as it changed with distending pressure. Bergel showed that the incremental elastic modulus of the aorta increased sharply over the physiological pressure range, supporting the view that this is a transition region where both elastin and collagen bear the circumferential load. He also documented...

...G. W. G. Chalmers; J. M. Gosline; M. A. Lillie ABSTRACT An evolutionary trend towards increasing hydrophobicity of vertebrate arterial elastins suggests that there is an adaptive advantage to higher hydrophobicity. The swelling and dynamic mechanical properties of elastins from several species were...

...) and abdominal (approximately 1:3) aortas, but the magnitude of the change in composition does not account for the dramatic difference in mechanical properties. This suggests that there are differences in the elastin and collagen fibre architecture of these vessels. The descending aorta contains dense bands...