Aberrant hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis in the Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbit.

The WHHL rabbit has a defective low density lipoprotein receptor and is a model for familial hypercholesterolemia. WHHL rabbits are less fecund than NZW rabbits, the strain into which the defect has been inbred. This lower fecundity could be related to impaired ovarian steroidogenesis due to reduced...

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Main Authors: E D Robins, L M Nelson, J M Hoeg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1994-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520401270