Aorta transplantation in young apolipoprotein E-deficient mice: Possible model for studies on regression of atherosclerotic lesions

• Published in: Central European journal of medicine Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 280 - 291
• Main Authors: Tonar, Zbyněk, Bobková, Dagmar, Witter, Kirsti, Matějka, Vít Martin, Havlíčková, Jana, Lánská, Věra, Poledne, Rudolf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Heidelberg : SP Versita 01.06.2010; SP Versita; Versita; Walter de Gruyter GmbH; De Gruyter
• Subjects: Biomedicine; Heterotopic transplantation; Internal Medicine; Maternal and Child Health; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Quantitative histology; Reproductive Medicine; Review Article; Stereology; Surgery; Quantitative histology; Heterotopic transplantation; Stereology

Syngeneic transplantation of murine aorta segments with advanced atherosclerotic lesions in defined recipients is a valuable model for regression studies. To date, this model has not been used to study the regression of initial atherosclerotic lesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate a microsu...