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Type VI collagen in experimental atherosclerosis

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Diffuse intercellular immunofluorescence staining of type VI collagen was found in the experimentally thickened vascular wall and in control blood vessel tissues as well, superimposed by more intense staining around basement membranes. While the basement membrane staining disappeared in advanced mural thickenings, the diffusely distributed network of type VI collagen remained.

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  1. The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington School of Medicine, Wellington South, Private Box 7060, Wellington, New Zealand

    R. Kittelberger, P. F. Davis & W. E. Stehbens

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Kittelberger, R., Davis, P.F. & Stehbens, W.E. Type VI collagen in experimental atherosclerosis. Experientia 46, 264–267 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01951760

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