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Differences in vasomotor function of mesenteric arteries between Ossabaw minipigs with predisposition to metabolic syndrome and Göttingen minipigs.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Feb 2024
Eickelmann Chantal, Lieder Helmut Raphael, Sturek Michael, Heusch Gerd, Kleinbongard Petra
Abstract excerpt
Metabolic syndrome predisposes and contributes to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. The minipig strain "Ossabaw" is characterized by a predisposition to develop metabolic syndrome. We compared vasomotor function in Ossabaw minipigs before they developed their diseased phenotype to that of Göttingen minipigs without such genetic predisposition. Mesenteric arteries of adult Ossabaw and Göttingen...
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