Quantitative analyses of lesion areas of coronary atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 855-860

  Kitajima, Shuji ^a   Sakuma, Shin ^a   Uchinuno, Yoichi ^a   Terano, Tsuyoshi ^a   Miyazaki, Akira ^b   Hakamata, Hideki ^b   Horiuchi, Seikoh ^b  

^a Chemo Sero Therapentic Res Inst   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary atherosclerosis; Hypercholesterolemia; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; TIME;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030227223     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.58.855     Document Type: Article

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