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Fig. 7.1 Posterior facial vein graft interpositioned to the femoral artery, showing (a) completed anastomoses (interrupted 11-0 sutures, 8 per anastomosis), with forceps adjacent to small ligated branch in middle…
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Cuff-Induced Neointimal Formation in Mouse Models
Fig. 2.1 Cuff placement for the femoral artery Fig. 2.2 Representative arteries after sham-operated or cuff placement (a) and alpha smooth muscle actin staining for cuff-injured artery in C57B6 mice…
Mouse Models of Aortic Aneurysm
Fig. 11.1 Representative aortic aneurysms. Macroscopically, thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms in this model resembled human aortic aneurysms with their site-specific morphology. Thoracic aortic aneurysms were saccular-shaped with localized dilation…
Ligation of the Mouse Common Carotid Artery
Fig. 3.1 Vascular response to complete carotid artery ligation. (a–b) Representative cross sections of the left common carotid artery at postoperative day 14 following sham ligation (a, control) or carotid…
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