Skeletonization does not influence internal thoracic artery innervation Mario Gaudino, MD, Amelia Toesca, BS, Franco Glieca, MD, Fabiana Girola, MD, Nicola Luciani, MD, Gianfederico Possati, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 77, Issue 4, Pages 1257-1261 (April 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.09.062
Fig 1 S-100 protein immunoreactivity in longitudinal sections from skeletonized (A) and pedicled (B) internal thoracic artery. S-100 protein immunoreactive nerve fibers are confined to the tunica adventitia. (×150 magnification.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 77, 1257-1261DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.09.062)
Fig 2 Immunoreactivity of 160-kd neurofilament polypeptide in longitudinal sections from skeletonized (A) and pedicled (B) internal thoracic artery. Nerve fiber immunoreactivity is present in the inner two thirds of the adventitia and in the outer media. (×75 magnification.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 77, 1257-1261DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.09.062)