Fig. 1.

Vessel density and pericyte coverage are similar between different inbred strains. Immunofluorescence staining of CD13 (in red, pericyte marker) and vascular basement membrane (Col-IV, in cyan) in cortex (A) and hippocampus (B). Quantification of vessel density (C) and pericyte coverage (D) in cortex (red) and hippocampus (blue). Each dot indicates one mouse (C and D). N = 3–8. Female and male mice were used for analysis. Age of mice: 2 months. Statistical testing performed using Kruskal–Wallis with Dunn`s multiple comparison test (vessel density in cortex) or one-way ANOVA with Tukey`s multiple comparison test (vessel density in hippocampus, D). *—p < 0.05. Data are presented as mean ± SD. Scale bars: 100 µm