title: Quantitative measurements of early atherosclerotic lesions on rabbit aortae from vascular casts.
abstract: We have measured the size and location of fatty atherosclerotic lesions in the cholesterol fed rabbit by scanning electron microscopic analysis of vascular casts. The aortic periorificial lesions examined in this study have been divided into proximal (upstream), distal (downstream) and lateral (to the sides of the branch). Lateral lesions developed after 1 week on diet, followed by distal lesions at 2 weeks, and occasional proximal lesions at 4 weeks. The area covered by the lesions shows a strong linear relationship (P less than 0.001) to the cross-sectional area of the branch after 2 weeks on the cholesterol diet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Zeindler
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Kratky
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Roach
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins