Intima
by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu
It is a general term denoting the
inner-most structure. Usually intima refers to the tunica intima vasorum
which is the inner-most layer of the blood vessel, comprising an
endothelial monolayer on luminal face with subcellular elastic
extracellular matrix containing a few smooth muscle cells. Below the
intima is the media, then the adventitia.