Article
Effect of 20-methylcholanthrene on the development of atherosclerosis in LAP quails.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Dec 1994
Sadi A M, Toda T, Kiyuna M, Tamamoto T, Oku H
Abstract excerpt
We studied the effect of 20-methylcholanthrene, a carcinogen, on atherosclerosis in the ascending aorta and brachiocephalic arteries of hyperlipidemic and atherosclerosis-prone (LAP) quail. A total of 66 quails were divided into 6 groups and fed the following diets: Group I, basal; Group II, basa...
Topics
- Animals
- Aorta
- Arteriosclerosis
- Brachiocephalic Trunk
- Cholesterol, Dietary
- Clone Cells
- Coturnix
- Diet, Atherogenic
- Drug Synergism
- Endothelium, Vascular
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Hyperlipidemias
- Lectins
- Male
- Methylcholanthrene
- Models, Biological
- Species Specificity
