Subcutaneous angiotensin II infusion using osmotic pumps induces aortic aneurysms in mice

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2015, Issue 103, 2015, Pages

  Lu, Hong ^a   Howatt, Deborah A ^a   Balakrishnan, Anju ^a   Moorleghen, Jessica J ^a   Rateri, Debra L ^a   Cassis, Lisa A ^a   Daugherty, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysms thoracic aortic aneurysms; Angiotensin; Issue 103; Medicine; Mouse; Osmotic pump; Subcutaneous infusion

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DEFICIENCY; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMPLANTABLE INFUSION PUMP; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC;

EID: 84942883538     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/53191     Document Type: Article

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