Lipid-lowering activity of atorvastatin and lovastatin in rodent species: triglyceride-lowering in rats correlates with efficacy in LDL animal models

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 237-244

  Krause, Brian R ^a   Newton, Roger S ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

ApoB; HMG CoA reductase; Lipoprotein

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LIPOPROTEIN; MEVINOLIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GUINEA PIG; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; RODENT;

ANIMAL; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GUINEA PIGS; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL CHOLESTEROL; LIVER; LOVASTATIN; MALE; PYRROLES; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0029113047     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(95)05576-I     Document Type: Article

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