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Apolipoprotein E-deficient rats develop atherosclerotic plaques in partially ligated carotid arteries.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2015
Wei Shujie, Zhang Yan, Su Linan, He Kecheng, Wang Qiang, Zhang Yunrong, Yang Dachun, Yang Yongjian, Ma Shuangtao
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BACKGROUND: The goal of this study was to establish an apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE(-/-)) rat model. METHODS: The ApoE(-/-) rat was created by TALEN-mediated gene targeting in the genetic background of Sprague Dawley rat. Six-to eight-week-old male rats were used in the experiments (n = 10 in each group). RESULTS: After fed with high-cholesterol diet (HCD) for 12 weeks, the ApoE(-/-) rats displayed typical...
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