Fig. 1 Dissection tools 8. 10 ml syringes. 9. 1.5 ml Eppendorf tubes. 10. Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS): 1.54 mM KH2PO4, 155.17 mM NaCl, 2.70 mM Na2HPO4, pH…
, where [Fluo] i and [Exc] i represent the fluorescence and excitation image for source position i, respectively, and s is a smoothing factor that prevents division by very small…
Fig. 1 Surgical preparation and stabilization of the mouse carotid artery. Numbers indicate the different elements and tissues involved in the procedure. (a) Mice are immobilized in decubitus position, the…
Fig. 1 Schematic drawing of the tandem stenosis. ApoE−/− mice at 6–8 weeks of age are fed with Western diet containing 22 % fat and 0.15 % cholesterol and tap…
Fig. 1 Illustrative example of bone marrow transplantation to generate mixed chimeras in mice. Six- to eight-week-old recipient mice are irradiated with myeloablative doses of radiation. In this example, femurs…
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Fig. 1 The primary cytokines involved in atherosclerosis. In red: atherogenic cytokines. In green: atheroprotective cytokines. In blue: exact role still under investigation Fig. 2 Cytokines in the immune response…
Fig. 1 Overview of image modalities for intravital microscopy. (a) comparison of characteristic image properties (i.e., axial and lateral resolution, acquisition speed, depth penetration multichannel detection, and motion artifact vulnerability)…
Fig. 1 Treatment with minocycline and ebselen reduced endothelial permeability, plaque burden, and gadofosveset uptake. A1 through D1 and A2 through D2, Cross-sectional delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) fused…
Fig. 1 Steps in mouse aortic endothelial cell extraction and culture. (a) Dissection of the animal to expose the thoracic and abdominal cavities. (b) Isolation of the aorta and heart…
