Animal models for the atherosclerosis research: A review

Protein and Cell

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-201

  Li, Xiangdong ^a   Liu, Yuanwu ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a   Ren, Liming ^a   Li, Qiuyan ^a   Li, Ning ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Animal model; Atherosclerosis

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LIVER TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE STEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHICKEN; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL CAT; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; EXPERIMENTAL GUINEA PIG; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FOWL; HAMSTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUAIL; REVIEW; SWINE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CAVIA; CRICETINAE; MUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PRIMATES; RATTUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 79960044269     PISSN: 1674800X     EISSN: 16748018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13238-011-1016-3     Document Type: Review

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