Table 1.

Number of MLUs for all six genotypes as means ± SD (number of animals) in the ascending thoracic, descending thoracic, and infrarenal abdominal aorta

Genotype	Ascending thoracic aorta	Descending thoracic aorta	Infrarenal abdominal aorta
WT-Wbs	7.3 ± 1.1 (4)	4.9 ± 0.4 (4)	3.3 ± 0.3 (8)
WT-Eln	7.8 ± 0.6 (4)	5.3 ± 0.1 (4)	3.4 ± 0.1 (4)
PD	7.3 ± 0.8 (4)	4.9 ± 0.4 (4)	3.2 ± 0.5 (8)
DD	7.6 ± 0.9 (4)	5.5 ± 0.2 (4)	3.4 ± 0.1 (7)
D/P	7.2 ± 0.8 (5)	5.4 ± 0.2 (5)	3.4 ± 0.3 (9)
Eln+/−	10.1 ± 0.5 (8)∗	6.6 ± 0.4 (8)∗	4.7 ± 0.4 (8)∗

Eln^+/− mice show an increase in the number of MLUs at all three locations when compared to all other groups

^∗(p < 0.01).