Open AccessAtherogenesis in the Carotid Artery with and without Interrupted Blood Flow of Two Hyperlipidemic Mouse Strains
Author(s) -
Jian Zhao,
Chaoji Huangfu,
Zhihui Chang,
Andrew T. Grainger,
Zhaoyu Liu,
Weibin Shi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of vascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1423-0135
pISSN - 1018-1172
DOI - 10.1159/000502691
Subject(s) - medicine , common carotid artery , apolipoprotein e , artery , endocrinology , carotid arteries , disease
Atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries is a common cause of ischemic stroke. We examined atherogenesis in the left carotid artery with and without interrupted blood flow of C57BL/6 (B6) and C3H-Apoe-deficient (Apoe-/-) mouse strains.