The complementary effects of atorvastatin and exercise treatment on the composition and stability of the atherosclerotic plaques in ApoE knockout mice.

The complementary effects of atorvastatin and exercise treatment on the composition and stability of the atherosclerotic plaques in ApoE knockout mice.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of combined atorvastatin and exercise treatment on the composition and stability of the atherosclerotic plaques in apolipoproteinE (apoE) knockout mice.Forty male, apoE-/- mice were fed a high-fat diet for 16 weeks. Thereafter, while maintained on high-fat...

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Main Authors: Petros Moustardas, Nikolaos P E Kadoglou, Michalis Katsimpoulas, Alkistis Kapelouzou, Nikolaos Kostomitsopoulos, Panayotis E Karayannacos, Alkiviadis Kostakis, Christos D Liapis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4180453?pdf=render

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