Coronary artery wall imaging in mice using osmium tetroxide and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT)

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 514-524

  Pai, Vinay M ^a   Kozlowski, Megan ^a,f   Donahue, Danielle ^c   Miller, Elishiah ^a,e   Xiao, Xianghui ^d   Chen, Marcus Y ^b   Yu, Zu Xi ^b   Connelly, Patricia ^b   Jeffries, Kenneth ^b   Wen, Han ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e 500 W University Avenue   (United States)

^f PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Atherosclerosis; Coronary artery wall; Micro computed tomography; Osmium

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; LIPID; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HEART; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WILD TYPE; X RAY;

ANIMALS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

MUS;

EID: 84862811690     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01483.x     Document Type: Article

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