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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2013 Dec 30;63(3):e40–e45. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.02558

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Induction of ER stress increased TUNEL positive nuclei, collagen content and fibrosis in the aorta. A, Top, representative TUNEL staining of aortic sections (100× magnification). Bottom, analysis of positive TUNEL stained cells per field of view. B, Top, representative Sirius Red staining of aortic sections (40× magnification). Bottom, analysis of % Sirius Red stain per total area. C, Top, representative Masson’s Trichrome staining of aortic sections (40× magnification). Bottom, analysis of % Masson’s Trichrome stain per total area. *p < 0.05 versus Vehicle-treated rats. n= 4–10.