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Effect of impaired glucose tolerance on atherosclerotic lesion formation: an evaluation in selectively bred mice with different susceptibilities to glucose intolerance.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2013
Asai Akira, Nagao Mototsugu, Kawahara Momoyo, Shuto Yuki, Sugihara Hitoshi, Oikawa Shinichi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, due to the lack of appropriate animal models, the underlying mechanisms for IGT-induced atherosclerosis remain to be elucidated in vivo. We recently used selective breedi...
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