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Figure 5

From: Ovariectomy increases the incidence and diameter of abdominal aortic aneurysm in a hypoperfusion-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm animal model

Figure 5

Elastica van Gieson (EVG), Picrosirius Red (PSR) and denatured collagen staining of vascular wall in experiment 2 (A,B,D,E) Representative images of EVG staining (scale bar = 50 µm). (G,H,J,K) Representative images of PSR staining (scale bar = 100 µm). (M,N,P,Q) Representative images of denatured collagen staining (scale bar = 100 µm). Elastin degradation scores in the control and OVX groups on 3 weeks after OVX (C) and on 7 weeks after OVX (F). Quantification of the collagen-positive area of the vascular wall in the control and OVX groups on 3 weeks after OVX (I) and on 7 weeks after OVX (L). Quantification of the denatured collagen positive area of the vascular wall in the control and OVX groups on 3 weeks after OVX (O) and on 7 weeks after OVX (R). (C,F,I) Control group (n = 8), OVX group (n = 8). (L,O) Control group (n = 7), OVX group (n = 9). (R) Control group (n = 7), OVX group (n = 8). *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001. The arrows show the direction of intima and adventitia.

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