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Figure 3 Fibrin Presence in the Iliac Arteries 42 Days After Stent Implantation and Bar Graph for Percentage of Fibrin Area

Photomicrographs showing fibrin deposition around stent struts using Carstair's stain (A to C) (pink color), stain with antibody against fibrin (D to F) (brown color) and hematoxylin-eosin (G to I) in control animals (A, D, G), prednisone-treated animals (B, E, H) and Taxus stents (C, F, I). Note that maximum fibrin is seen in Taxus stents after 42 days. (J) Bar graph showing significantly greater percentage of fibrin area in Taxus stents compared with control or prednisone-treated animals.