Age-Associated Alterations of Morphology and ProteinSignaling in the Female F344xBN Rat Aorta

Kevin M Rice^2,3,4*, Jacqueline Fannin¹, Radhakrishna Para², Srinivasarao Thulluri^1,3, WilliamTriest⁵, Paulete Wehner⁷ and Eric R Blough^1,2,3,4,6

¹Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Toxicology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington WV, USA

²Center for Diagnostic Nanosystems, Marshall University, Huntington WV, USA

³Cell Differentiation and Development Center, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA

⁴School of Kinesiology, College of Health Professions, Marshall University, Huntington WV, USA

⁵Department of Pathology, VA Hospital, Huntington, WV, USA

⁶Department of Pharmaceutical Science Research, School of Pharmacy, Marshall University, Huntington WV, USA

⁷Department of Cardiology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA