Whole Body Vibration Retards Progression of Atherosclerosis via Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

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AS lesion formation in the aorta of ApoE^−/− mice. WBV reduced AS lesion formation in ApoE^−/− mice. (a) Aortic en face flat from the aortic root to the iliac artery stained with Oil red O. (b) The plaque size was measured as a percentage of the total aortic surface. Plaque-covered area was determined and expressed as a percentage of the total area. (c) Hematoxylin-eosin stains for morphometry. (d) Cross-sectional size of the aorta was quantified by manual outlining in the Image Pro software. Data are shown from representative experiments (). versus control group.

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