Figure 1From: Arterial heparan sulfate is negatively associated with hyperglycemia and atherosclerosis in diabetic monkeysRelationship between GAG and tissue cholesterol in segments of thoracic aorta from control and diabetic monkeys. Tissues were collected at necropsy, 6 months after induction of diabetes mellitus. GAG values are total hexuronic acid / mg delipidated tissue. The correlation coefficient and significance is given. Y = 7.33X + 0.78.Back to article page