Measurement of 125I-LDL entry into ballooned rabbit aorta using average plasma value.

We found some errors in the expression of data in our article (Alavi M, Moore S. Kinetics of low density lipoprotein interactions with rabbit aortic wall following balloon catheter deendothelialization. Arterio-sclerosis 1984;4:395-402), which we would like to correct. First, the expression "specific activity" in the text should be "radioactivity." Second, the dimensions of Equation (1) on page 397 should be "mean radioac-tivity/ml" and not "mean radioactivity/ml/hr". Finally, the sentence on page 398, column 2, line 3 ". .. clearance of LDL from intima-media .. ." should be ". .. clearance of LDL by intima-media...." To avoid any ambiguity, Equation (1) is given in the footnote to Table 5 below and the terms "entry" and "clearance" are explained in the footnote to Table 6. Furthermore, the average plasma radioactivity given in Table 3 was calculated over a 48-hour exposure period, and entry and clearance were determined by using this average plasma radioactivity (Table 4). For better comprehension, we now include two detailed tables showing the average plasma radioactivity (Table 5), entry, and clearance (Table 6) calculated with the individual time intervals. The content of the other tables and the conclusions are not altered by these changes and remain valid. We apologize for these mistakes and any inconvenience we may have caused to the readers of the journal.