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Angiotensin II Infusion Does Not Cause Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Rats.
Journal of vascular research - 1 Jan 2018
Phillips Evan H, Chang Mandy S, Gorman Sydney, Qureshi Hamna J, Ejendal Karin F K, Kinzer-Ursem Tamara L, Blaize A Nicole, Goergen Craig J
Abstract excerpt
The apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE-/-) mouse model has advanced our understanding of cardiovascular disease mechanisms and experimental therapeutics. This spontaneous model recapitulates aspects of human atherosclerosis, and allows for the development of dissecting abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) when combined with angiotensin II. We characterized apoE-/- rats and hypothesized that, similar to mice, they...
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