Effects of dietary calcium on atherosclerosis, aortic calcification, and icterus in rabbits fed a supplemental cholesterol diet |
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| Authors: | Howard HT Hsu Nathan C Culley |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Division, University of Kansas Medical Center, 66160 Kansas City, KS, USA;(2) Laboratory Animal Resources, University of Kansas Medical Center, 66160 Kansas City, KS, USA |
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| Abstract: | Background Vascular calcification is implicated in myocardial infarction, instability and rigidity of the aortic wall, and bioprosthetic failures. Although an increase in the calcium (Ca) content in atherogenic diets has been shown to decrease atherosclerosis in rabbits, whether Ca supplementation and deficiency can affect atherosclerosis-related aortic calcification remains unknown. |
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