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From: Transauricular balloon angioplasty in rabbit thoracic aorta: a novel model of experimental restenosis

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Masson’s trichrome and Van Gieson staining in descending thoracic aortas. a1. Great amount of collagen tissue deposition, and a2. Severe elastic fiber disruption and disorientation in balloon injured atherosclerotic thoracic aortas. b1. Slight collagen tissue increment and b2. Focal fragmentation and disorientation of elastic tissue in non-injured atherosclerotic thoracic aortas. c1. Absence of fibrosis, and c2. normal elastic fiber orientation in control thoracic aortas.

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Lipids in Health and Disease

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