Detecting microcalcifications in atherosclerotic plaques by a simple trichromic staining method for epoxy embedded carotid endarterectomies
Atherosclerotic plaques have a high probability of undergoing rapid progression to stenosis, becoming responsible of acute coronary syndrome or stroke. Microcalcifications may act as enhancers of atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability. Considering that calcifications with a diameter smalller than 10 m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2010-09-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Histochemistry |
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| Online Access: | http://ejh.pagepress.org/index.php/ejh/article/view/1704 |