title: [On establishment and assessment of experimental vulnerable plaques animal models].
abstract: Vulnerable plaques is the hot spot in the researching field of cardiovascular diseases. In this paper, literature about establishment of experimental vulnerable plaques model animals published recent years were briefly reviewed and introduced concretely the conception, significance of researching, histopathologic characteristics of various types model, model assessment and current status of research.
authors.affiliation: Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing. linnwen@sina.com
authors.forename: Chuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ke-ji
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qifu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL