Stereology of the myocardium and blood biochemistry in aged rats fed with a cholesterol-rich and canola oil diet (n-3 fatty acid rich)

Basic Research in Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 182-191

  Aguila M B ^a   Rodrigues Apfel, M I ^a   Mandarim de Lacerda, C A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Diet; HDL C; Heart; LDL C; n 3 fatty acid; Stereology

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHYLOMICRON; EDIBLE OIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CELL DENSITY; CELL SURFACE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART WEIGHT; INTERSTITIUM; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEREOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE; THICKNESS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; CELL COUNT; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031824770     PISSN: 03008428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003950050085     Document Type: Article

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