The effects of Eicosapentaenoic acid on the endothelium of the carotid artery of rabbits on a high-cholesterol diet

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-151

  Cayli, Sevil ^a   Sati, Leyla ^a   Seval Celik, Yasemin ^a   Tuncer, M Altug ^b   Yaymaci, Bengi ^b   Berkman, Zafer ^c   Altug, Tuncay ^d   Demir, Ramazan ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kartal Kosuyolu Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Endothelium; EPA; Rabbit; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 75149195561     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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