Rapid induction of atherosclerosis in rabbits. |
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| Authors: | Y Saso K Kitamura A Yasoshima H O Iwasaki K Takashima K Doi T Morita |
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| Institution: | Biological Research Laboratory, Tanabe Seiyaku Co. Ltd., Saitama, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | Japanese white rabbits fed a restricted amount (100 g/head/day) of an atherogenic diet (AD) containing 0.2% cholesterol and 6% peanut oil showed mild and persistent hypercholesterolemia (338 +/- 79 mg/dl). They developed atherosclerotic lesions 4 weeks after deendothelialization of aorta carried out at the 4th week of AD-feeding. This rabbit model of atherosclerosis has such advantages as being able to be produced in a short period and having similar biochemical and pathological characteristics with those in human atherosclerosis. |
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