Early Onset Intrauterine Growth Restriction in a Mouse Model of Gestational Hypercholesterolemia and Atherosclerosis

The susceptibility to develop atherosclerosis is increased by intrauterine growth restriction and prenatal exposure to maternal hypercholesterolemia. Here, we studied whether mouse gestational hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis affected fetal development and growth at different stages of gesta...

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Main Authors: Dolores Busso, Lilian Mascareño, Francisca Salas, Loni Berkowitz, Nicolás Santander, Alonso Quiroz, Ludwig Amigo, Gloria Valdés, Attilio Rigotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/280497