Table II.
YC | OC | YCUR | OCUR | |
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Elastin | ||||
Whole aorta (WB, AU) | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.1* | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1* |
Media (IHC, AU) | 0.67 ± 0.03 | 0.60 ± 0.01* | 0.63 ± 0.01 | 0.59 ± 0.01* |
Adventitia (IHC, AU) | 0.55 ± 0.01 | 0.56 ± 0.01 | 0.53 ± 0.01 | 0.55 ± 0.01 |
Values are mean ± SEM.
P < 0.05 Main effect of age.
YC, Young control; OC, Old control; YCUR, Young curcumin; OCUR, Old curcumin; WB, western blot; IHC, Immunohistochemistry; AU, arbitrary units.