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Figure 1 Light microscopy of VVG-stained sections of pig coronary arteries harvested four weeks after overstretch balloon angioplasty. Top panels are from control; bottom panels from tranilast-treated animal. Left panels are 40x instrument magnification; right panels 200x. Note decreased neointima formation in artery of tranilast-treated pig despite balloon injury similar to control. L = lumen; M = tunica media; A = tunica adventitia; N = neointima.
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