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. 2020 Oct 30;7:595011. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2020.595011

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Copyright © 2020 Greenway, Gilreath, Patel, Horimatsu, Moses, Kim, Reid, Ogbi, Shi, Lu, Shukla, Lee, Huo, Young, Kim and Weintraub.

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AAA formation by periaortic CaCl₂ application. CaCl₂ was applied to the infrarenal aorta of C57Bl/6 mice, which were sacrificed at 3 weeks after CaCl₂ application. (A) Representative image of AAA formation by CaCl₂ application in infrarenal area of mouse aorta. (B) Aortic diameter. (C) Representative histology; H&E, VVG (elastin fragmentation), Mac-3 (macrophages) and MMP-2/-9, L, lumen.