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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2010 Jun 22;52(2):444–452. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.03.048

Fig 2.

Fig 2

Mouse carotid artery anatomy and partial ligation methods (A, Photographed right carotid anatomy (cut surgical glove background). B, Schematic representation). a, Right common carotid artery. b, Internal carotid artery. c, External carotid artery. d, Occipital artery. e, Superior thyroid artery. (1), Ligation of external carotid artery, including superior thyroid artery, but not occipital artery. (2), Ligation of internal carotid artery. (3), Ligation of internal carotid artery plus occipital artery.