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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008 May 1;28(8):1421–1428. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.108.167197

Figure 4. Plaque necrosis is increased in the aortic root lesions of MertkKD;Apoe−/− mice after 16 wks on a Western-type diet.

Figure 4

The images show examples of sections of hematoxylin and eosin-stained aortic roots from each group of mice fed a Western-type diet for 16 wks. nec, necrotic areas. Bar, 100 μm. The graph shows quantification of necrotic areas (n = 10 per group; * indicates P<0.05).