A practical method for quantifying atherosclerotic lesions in rabbits

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 142, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 122-128

  Zhang, C ^a   Zheng, H ^a   Yu, Q ^a   Yang, P ^a   Li, Y ^a   Cheng, F ^a   Fan, J ^b   Liu, E ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aorta; Atherosclerosis; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DYE; GIESON; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; SCARLET RED; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID DIET; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STAINING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; AORTA; AREA UNDER CURVE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIETARY FATS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN; LIPIDS; MALE; RABBITS; TUNICA INTIMA;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77649276029     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2009.08.159     Document Type: Article

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