Use of the chicken as an experimental animal model in atherosclerosis

Avian and Poultry Biology Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 151-159

  Ayala, I ^a   Garcia Perez B ^b   Domenech G ^a   Castells, M T ^a   Valdes M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chicken; Experimental animal model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 26844502129     PISSN: 14702061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/147020605783437968     Document Type: Review

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