Mice deficient in apolipoprotein E but not LDL receptors are resistant to accelerated atherosclerosis associated with obesity

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-55

  Schreyer, Sandra A ^a   Lystig, Theodore C ^b   Vick, Cynthia M ^c   LeBoeuf, Renée C ^c  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Dyslipidemia; Lipoprotein; Mice; Obesity

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETOGENESIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; LIPID STORAGE; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUGAR INTAKE; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0344420107     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2003.07.010     Document Type: Article

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