Use of hamster as a model to study diet-induced atherosclerosis

Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Dillard, Alice ^a   Matthan, Nirupa R ^a   Lichtenstein, Alice H ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER TRANSFER PROTEIN; FISH OIL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; DIET; HAMSTER; LIPID DIET; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 78650496914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17437075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-7-89     Document Type: Review

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