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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2012 May 5;56(2):455–461. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.01.038

Figure 2. Aneurysm induction by CaPO4 treatment in mouse model.

Figure 2

Mice were subjected to AAA induction with CaCl2 or CaPO4 and were sacrificed at indicated time points as described in Materials and Methods. A) Representative pictures of arterial dilation 7 days after surgery. B) Quantification of arterial expansion measured 3, 7, 28, and 42 days after surgery. Fold Change = Maximum Diameter/Pre-surgery diameter. *p < 0.05, n =6. C) Van Gieson’s stain depicting elastin layer degradation in representative treated arteries 7 days after surgery. Scale bar 1003m. D) Semi-quantification of elastin degradation in arteries harvested 7 days after surgery.