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Published on: December 8, 2013
Progression of induced aortic atherosclerosis in rabbits fed a high cholesterol diet
G Restori1, L Boiardi, M Barbagallo
1Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Parma, Italy.
Abstract:
In this study we have evaluated the progression of atheromatosis in aortic arch, thoracic aorta and abdominal aorta in rabbits fed a high cholesterol diet. The aortic atheromatosis decreased progressively from the aortic arch to the abdominal aorta after 6 months of high cholesterol diet. It is possible that a different segmental resistance to hypercholesterolemic damage may be involved in the cranio caudal progression of atheromatosis in rabbits.
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