Atherogenesis in two strains of obese rats The fatty Zucker and LA/N-corpulent

RM Amy, PJ Dolphin, RA Pederson, JC Russell - Atherosclerosis, 1988 - Elsevier
Two strains of obese rats, the fatty Zucker and the LA/N-corpulent have been compared at 6
months age for the presence of vascular and myocardial disease. Both strains, when obese,
exhibit a VLDL hyperlipidemia with elevated triglycerides and moderate elevations of
plasma cholesterol concentrations compared to the lean rats of the same strain. The
hyperlipidemia is more modest in the fatty Zucker than the corpulent LA/N, and the serum
lipid concentrations of the lean Zucker are lower than those of the lean LA/N. Apoliprotein …