Structural and biomechanical alterations in rabbit thoracic aortas are associated with the progression of atherosclerosis

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Structural and biomechanical alterations in rabbit thoracic aortas are associated with the progression of atherosclerosis

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Abstract Background Atherosclerosis is a diffuse and highly variable disease of arteries that alters the mechanical properties of the vessel wall through highly variable changes in its cellular composition and histological structure. We have analyzed the effects of acute atherosclerotic changes on the mechanical properties of the descending thoracic aorta of rabbits fed a 4% cholesterol diet. Methods Two groups of eight male New Zealand White rabbits were randomly selected and fed for 8 weeks...

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2011-07-01

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Koletsis Efstratios / Papalois Apostolos / Mandellou Martha / Karanikolas Menelaos / Papadaki Helen / Mavrilas Dimosthenis / Koniari Ioanna / Dougenis Dimitrios / Apostolakis Efstratios

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Lipids in Health and Disease

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http://www.lipidworld.com/content/10/1/125

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Nutritional diseases / Deficiency diseases

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