Micro-CT Technique Is Well Suited for Documentation of Remodeling Processes in Murine Carotid Arteries.

The pathomechanisms of atherosclerosis and vascular remodelling are under intense research. Only a few in vivo tools to study these processes longitudinally in animal experiments are available. Here, we evaluated the potential of micro-CT technology.Lumen areas of the common carotid arteries (CCA) i...

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Main Authors: Christoph Schürmann, Felix Gremse, Hanjoong Jo, Fabian Kiessling, Ralf P Brandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4472757?pdf=render