... findings were in harmonywith the results obtained by reticulin staining, whichshowed that, in the liver of apoE) ⁄ )mice, the reticulinnetwork was not distorted, in contrast with the liver ... reticulin network in Fig. 1C indicates that, in apoE) ⁄ )mice, the reticulinnetwork is better preserved, further confirming that the structural damage in the liver of these animals is mini-mal ... is the main receptor involved in the clearance of apoE-containing lipoproteins in vivo [33].Our data indicate that the apoE-mediated mechanismof hepatic triglyceride accumulation in mice is indepen-dent...