Local changes in collagen content in rabbit aortic atherosclerotic lesions with time

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-14

  Kratky, Ralph G ^a   Ivey, Jeff ^a   Roach, Margot R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Collagen; Fatty lesion; Fibrous lesion; Lesion development; Microdensitometry; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; COLLAGEN; DENSITOMETRY; RABBITS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0032989306     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(98)00250-0     Document Type: Article

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