Accumulation of low density lipoprotein associated cholesterol in calcifying vesicle fractions correlates with intimal thickening in thoracic aortas of juvenile rabbits fed a supplemental cholesterol diet
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been shown that calcifying vesicles play an important role in aortic calcification and that cholesterol content in the isolated vesicle fraction is increased when rabbits are fed supplemental cholesterol diets. Whether lipopro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-10-01
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| Series: | Lipids in Health and Disease |
| Online Access: | http://www.lipidworld.com/content/5/1/25 |