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  • Vascular disease
  • Aristoteles Thierkunde, 1868: Vascular system
  • Vascular tumour sloughing on its surface
  • Vascular fibro-cellular tumour removed from the vagina
  • Hypertensive, vascular disease
  • Hypertensive, vascular disease
  • TEM of vascular muscle
  • Aristoteles Thierkunde, 1868: vascular system
  • Oligodendroglia; Fibrous astrocytes with vascular foot
  • Degenerate venous vascular tumour from the thigh (venous naevi)
  • The vascular system, heart and female reproductive organs: six figures. Engraving by Barlow, 1802.
  • An écorché figure showing the cardio-vascular system. Line engraving by A. Bell after Eustachius, 1788/1797.
  • An écorché figure showing the cardio-vascular system. Line engraving by A. Bell after Eustachius, 1771/1783.
  • Blood vessels in the retina showing the endothelial cells in red and the vascular contents in green. Surrounding cell nuclei are stained blue.
  • The vascular and arterial system of the human brain (II), the pulmonary artery (III), the venal artery (IIII) and the portal system of veins (I). Engraving, 1568.
  • Brillantaisia ulugurica Lindau, Acanthaceae. Giant salvia. Tropical herbaceous plant. Distribution: Tropical Africa. Brillantaisia patula is used by the Yoruba in south Nigeria for small-pox medication, the roots being mixed with Bahia nitida and Marantolchloa leucantha, Piper guineense and snails. This is made into a soup and the snail piece eaten to protect against smallpox for a year (Neuwinger, 1994) which doubtless was effective after the global eradication of smallpox in 1979. Brillantaisia nitens is used in the Cameroons to treat cardiovascular disorders. Phytochemical screening of Brillantaisia species have shown antibacterial action, vascular smooth muscle relaxant properties. Kew reports their use as soap
  • Extreme vascularity of the inner surface of the uterus
  • Buttercup root under the microscope
  • Tomato root under the microscope
  • A treatise on the diseases of arteries and veins, containing the pathology and treatment of aneurisms and wounded arteries / [Joseph Hodgson].
  • Cross-section through Diospyrus plant stem, LM
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse chestnut)
  • Aesculus hippocastanum (H. chestnut fruits)
  • Cross-section through a bamboo stem, LM
  • Microvasculature of pigeon head
  • Microvasculature of the African Grey Parrot
  • Microvasculature of the African Grey Parrot
  • Microvasculature of the African Grey Parrot
  • Microvasculature of alligator