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Quantitative Analysis and Characterization of Atherosclerotic Lesions in the Murine Aortic Sinus

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December 7th, 2013

December 7th, 2013

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Title

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Harvesting Heart and Aorta and Preparation of Aorta

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Sectioning the Aorta

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Staining and Quantification of Atherosclerotic Lesion

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Representative Results

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Conclusion

We describe procedures to quantify and characterize atherosclerotic lesions in mouse models using precision sectioning of the aortic sinus and ascending aorta combined with histochemical and immunohistochemical analysis.

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