EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTION OF GROSS ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN THE RAT

Gross atherosclerosis was produced in the rat by feeding purified diets containing cholesterol, sodium cholate, and thiouracil for periods up to 363 days. In a few weeks a marked increase of the serum cholesterol and beta lipoproteins as well as of the liver lipides was observed. Lesions visible in...

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Main Authors: Fillios, Louis C., Andrus, Stephen B., Mann, George V., Stare, Frederick J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1956
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2136611/