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. 2023 Mar 8;18(3):e0282685. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282685

Fig 2. NaB consumption reduced aorta atherosclerosis.

Fig 2

(A) Representative sections of the valve area of the aortic root of the heart were stained with en face oil red O staining, oil red O staining, Masson’s trichrome staining and hematoxylin&eosin staining, respectively, Quantitative analysis as lesion area/total area (%). (B) face oil red O staining. (C) oil red O staining. (D) Masson’s trichrome staining and (E) Relative necrotic core area expressed as percentage of the total plaque area. *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001. ns, no significant difference. The bar of 500 μm was presented in the right corner of (A).