Figure 3. Severity of aortic atherosclerosis in apo-E −/− mice with CRF. Aortic plaque area fraction (A), aortic cholesterol content (B), and aortic root plaque area (C) in CRF mice (▪, n = 28), UNX mice (▨, n = 24), and no-surgery mice (□, n = 23). Figure 3. Severity of aortic atherosclerosis in apo-E −/− mice with CRF. Aortic plaque area fraction (A), aortic cholesterol content (B), and aortic root plaque area (C) in CRF mice (▪, n = 28), UNX mice (▨, n = 24), and no-surgery mice (□, n = 23). Values are mean ± SEM. P values for two-group comparisons indicated by brackets are included in the figures. Susanne Bro et al. JASN 2003;14:2466-2474 ©2003 by American Society of Nephrology