Figure 2. Arteriogenesis in the gracilis adductor muscle is independent of macrophage-specific FAK.

(A) Representative image of gracilis muscle whole mount preparation 28 days post-FAL indicating muscular, central, and saphenous regions of analysis separated by dotted lines. Scale bar = 500 μm (B) Representative images from central region of gracilis muscle whole mount preparations from the ligated and unligated limbs of FAK^Δmyeloid and WT mice 28 days after FAL. Collateral arteries are identified by black arrows. Scale bar = 100 μm. (C) Bar graphs of mean lumenal collateral diameter averaged across all regions (muscular, central, and saphenous) and (D) in each region (muscular, central, and saphenous) between FAK^Δmyeloid and WT mice. There were no statistical differences between FAK^Δmyeloid and WT mice (n = 6). *p < 0.05 between ligated and unligated limbs within the given region.