Myocardial Infarction-Prone Watanabe Heritable Hyperlipidemic Rabbits with Mesenteric Fat Accumulation Are a Novel Animal Model for Metabolic Syndrome | Zendy

Masashi Shiomi | Zendy; Tsutomu Kobayashi | Zendy; Nobue Kuniyoshi | Zendy; Satoshi Yamada | Zendy; Takashi Ito | Zendy

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Myocardial Infarction-Prone Watanabe Heritable Hyperlipidemic Rabbits with Mesenteric Fat Accumulation Are a Novel Animal Model for Metabolic Syndrome

Author(s) -

Masashi Shiomi,

Tsutomu Kobayashi,

Nobue Kuniyoshi,

Satoshi Yamada,

Takashi Ito

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

pathobiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1423-0291

pISSN - 1015-2008

DOI - 10.1159/000338767

Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , insulin resistance , metabolic syndrome , hyperlipidemia , adipose tissue , lesion , insulin , myocardial infarction , obesity , pathology , diabetes mellitus

To examine whether the myocardial infarction-prone Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHLMI) rabbit with visceral fat accumulation is a new animal model for human metabolic syndrome, we examined the relationship between mesenteric fat accumulation and insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis.

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