Figure 1.
Histological sections (Verhoeff staining) of the ascending aorta of the CG (A) and the TG (B) rats used for measurement of the major and minor diameter of smooth muscle cell nucleus (arrows). Arrowheads – elastic fibers. (C and D) Verhoeff stained histological sections of the ascending aorta to verify the number of elastic lamellae (arrows) of the CG (C) and TG (D) rats.