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Cholesterol diet and effect of long-term withdrawal on plaque development and composition in the thoracic aorta of New Zealand White rabbits.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jun 2010
Riedmüller Karen, Metz Stephan, Bonaterra Gabriel A, Kelber Olaf, Weiser Dieter, Metz Jürgen, Kinscherf Ralf
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AIMS: Experimental study on plaque progression, regression and composition in atherosclerotic thoracic aorta of hypercholesterolemic rabbits after long-term withdrawal of cholesterol-enriched diet (CED). METHODS: Rabbits were fed 2% cholesterol for 6 weeks followed by withdrawal periods for 15, 23, 34, 68, or 78 weeks. Cholesterol, triglyceride, and phospholipids levels in blood and cholesterol concentrations in...
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