Atherosclerotic plaque composition.

<p>Immunofluorescent images of <i>Apoe</i>^h/hLysM<i>-Cre</i> (<b>A</b>) and <i>Apoe</i>^h/h mice (<b>B</b>; scale bar = 50 µm) aortic roots; anti-smooth-muscle-cell-α-actin (SMCs, red), anti-Mac-2 (Macrophages, green) and nuclei (blue). Sirius Red stained aortic roots (brightfield (<b>C</b>–<b>D</b>) and polarized light (<b>E</b>–<b>F</b>)) from <i>Apoe</i>^h/hLysM-Cre (<b>C,E</b>) and <i>Apoe</i>^h/h mice (<b>D,F</b>); (scale bar = 250 µm). Collagen quantification (G–H, n = 7, mean±sem).