Abstract
Summary
A single aorta from a 25-year-old white male was stained grossly with Sudan IV and divided into 189 specimens for cholesterol analysis. The results show that the extent and intensity of Sudan staining is directly proportional to cholesterol concentration in the tissue. Analysis of the data reveals no evidence for a gradient in cholesterol concentration along the length of the aorta. The cholesterol value of the inner media is generally higher than either the intimal or outer media cholesterol concentration in areas where no lipid deposit is contained in the intima. The cholesterol concentration in the outer media is consistently lower than the value for the intima or inner media.
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