Figure 1.
Histological characteristics of various severities of femoral atherosclerotic lesions in PAD patients. HE stain analysis of histological characteristics of collected femoral non-atherosclerotic arteries and atherosclerotic arteries. 8 um cryostat sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, dehydrated in graded alcohol, and cover-slipped with permanent mounting solution after xylene clearing. Three representative samples are listed: normal artery (A, B, C), intermediate lesions (D, E, F), and advanced lesions (G, H, I).