Evaluation of choroid and sclera early alterations in hypercholesterolemic rabbits. Histologic and histomorphometric study;Avaliação das alterações precoces na coróide e sclera ocorridas em coelhos hipercolesterolêmicos. Estudo histológico e histomorfométrico

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-74

  de Almeida Torres, Rogil José ^a   Maia, Maurício ^a,b   Noronha, Lucia ^c   Farah, Michel Eid ^a   Luchini, Andréa ^a,d   Brik, Décio ^e   Muccioli, Cristina ^a   Précoma, Dalton Bertolin ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Hospital de Olhos Oeste Paulista   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d Curitiba Diabetes Center   (Brazil)

^e Hospital Angelina Caron   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol blood; Choroid blood supply; Comparative study; Diet; Hypercholesterolemia; Macular degeneration; Models; Rabbits; Sclera

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CHOROID; DISEASE MODEL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; SCLERA;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CHOROID; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; RABBITS; SCLERA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70350721591     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492009000100014     Document Type: Article

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