Figure 8. Pericyte coverage altered at 40 weeks after irradiation.
Confocal imaging showing the effects of radiation on pericyte coverage (marked in red) on endothelial cells of the cardiac microvasculature (marked in blue). Graph displaying NG2/CD31 ratio as % of each individual treatment group and genotype. Values represents mean ± SEM with 4–5 mice in the 4 and 20 weeks group and 4–7 mice in the 40 weeks group,*p<0.05 compared to age-matched, unirradiated controls.