Fig 6. smPPARγOE altered the architecture of the vascular wall.

Four-weeks following tamoxifen injection, the descending aortas from littermate control and smPPARγOE mice were isolated, fixed, and embedded in paraffin (except oil red O stain, which utilized frozen tissue blocks). Cross sections were stained with H&E, Mason’s trichrome, elastin stain, oil red O, or picrosirius red. Sections were examined at 20x with light microscopy or polarized light microscopy (picrosirius red). Representative images are presented. Scale bar = 50 μm.