Animal models to explore cardiovascular disease
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London :
Henry Stewart Talks,
2008.
|
| Series: | Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Genetics of cardiovascular disease.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hstalks.com/bs/1055/ Series |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Add Tag
Table of Contents:
- Contents: Atherosclerosis is a complex disease involving several different molecular and cellular mechanisms in its pathogenesis
- For its experimental investigation, usually higher animals as mammals need to be employed
- Here, the animal models currently used in atherosclerotic research are reviewed und their respective advantages and disadvantages are depicted
- Use of inbred mouse strains and different genetically modified mice
- The main disparities between mouse and human lipid metabolism
- Considerations and techniques to create useful animal models.
Preclinical atherosclerosis, global cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular events