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. 2019 Nov 5;19:160. doi: 10.1186/s12893-019-0625-2

Table 8.

Histological properties of sealed carotid arteries

Property Sample #
BCM#1 BCM#2 BCM#3 BCM#4 TSM#1 TSM#2 TSM#3
Occlusion of arterial lumen Yes Yes Noa Yes Yes Yes Yes
Transition zone Broad Broad Small Broad Broad Broad Broad
Thrombus formation Yes No Yes, strong No Yes Yes Yes
Invagination of the media Complete Complete Incomplete Complete Complete Complete Complete

aThe arterial lumen reopened, probably because of the mechanical excision of the specimen from the animal