Article
Antioxidant status of Japanese quail: comparison of atherosclerosis-susceptible and -resistant strains.
The Canadian journal of cardiology - 1 Mar 1994
Godin D V, Cheng K M, Garnett M E, Nichols C R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To compare levels of antioxidant components of blood and aortic tissue from two strains of Japanese quail showing high and low susceptibilities to atherosclerosis and receiving either control or cholesterol-enriched diets. ANIMALS: All experimental birds were placed on the control diet until eight weeks of age. Twenty males of each strain were then placed on the atherogenic diet (control diet...
Topics
- Animals
- Aorta
- Arteriosclerosis
- Bird Diseases
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol, Dietary
- Coturnix
- Erythrocytes
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Glutathione Reductase
- Immunity, Innate
