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Fig. 7 | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Fig. 7

From: Characterization of atherosclerotic plaques in blood vessels with low oxygenated blood and blood pressure (Pulmonary trunk): role of growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15)

Fig. 7

Exemplary post-mortem human necropsy of atherosclerotic pulmonary artery: A HE, B sm-α-actin+, (smooth muscle); C CD68+ (macrophages); D TUNEL (apoptosis); E Ki67 (proliferation), F APG5L/ATG (autophagy) and G negative control (absence of the primary antibody). Cell nuclei were counterstained with hematoxylin. L: Lumen, Nc: Necrotic core, Tm: Tunica media. Black arrow: positive immunoreactivity; magnification: scale bar 50 µm; negative control scale bar 100 µm

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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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