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Prague hereditary hypercholesterolemic (PHHC) rat - a model of polygenic hypercholesterolemia.
Physiological research - 1 Jan 2009
Kovář J, Tonar Z, Heczková M, Poledne R
Abstract excerpt
Prague hereditary hypercholesterolemic (PHHC) rat - rat strain crossbred from Wistar rats - is a model of hypercholesterolemia induced by dietary cholesterol. Importantly, no bile salts and/or antithyroid drugs need to be added to the diet together with cholesterol to induce hypercholesterolemia. PHHC rats have only modestly increased cholesterolemia when fed a standard chow and develop hypercholesterolemia...
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