Intimal hyperplasia in arterial autogenous vein grafts: a new animal model.
A new animal model is presented, in which the changes in arterial autogenous vein grafts in rabbits can be studied. Intimal hyperplasia has developed four weeks after grafting. The thickness of the intima has been measured at this time. The potential uses of the model are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D011817:Rabbits