Atherosclerosis
Volume 191, Issue 1 , Pages 73-81 , March 2007

Vasa vasorum neovascularization and lesion distribution among different vascular beds in ApoE−/−/LDL−/− double knockout mice

  • Alexander C. Langheinrich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Alfred 2-409, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany
    • Authors contributed equally to the study.
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  • Agata Michniewicz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany
    • ,
  • Rainer M. Bohle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany
    • Authors contributed equally to the study.
    • ,
  • Erik L. Ritman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Alfred 2-409, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 507 255 1939; fax: +1 507 255 1935.

Received 31 January 2006 ,Revised 25 April 2006 ,Accepted 3 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.05.021

Atherosclerosis
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