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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Mech. 2013 Dec 5;54(4):677–683. doi: 10.1007/s11340-013-9836-0

Fig. 4. Histological demonstration of delamination surface locations.

Fig. 4

Masson’s Trichrome staining of longitudinal sections of delaminated arteries, showing dissection (tearing) within the intima (a) and within the media (b), respectively (100X, scale bar = 100μm). The arrows indicate rupture locations. Collagen is stained blue, nuclei purple-black, and smooth muscle cells red.