Fig. 3From: Protective effects of Arctium lappa L. root extracts (AREs) on high fat diet induced quail atherosclerosisQuantification of atherosclerosis in high fat diet fed quails and the effects of AREs. Four weeks old male quails were fed with high fat diet (1 % cholesterol and 14 % pork oil, w/w) for ten weeks and then aorta were collected, fixed in 4 % formaldehyde for 24 h, then embedded in paraffin, sectioned transversally on a rotary microtome (Leica RM2016) at 6 μm and stained with hematoxlin and eosin following manufacturer’s protocol. HF: high fat diet group; Sim: simvastatin group. a: statistically different from control group. b: statistically different from high fat diet group. c: statistically different from simvastatin group. a Quantification of the ratio of the endothelial proliferation area to total aorta area for the AAE treated animals (N = 3). b Quantification of the ratio of the endothelial proliferation area to total aorta area for the AEE, ACE and AFE treated animals (N = 3). d: statistically different from AEE 1 g/kg groupBack to article page