Angiotensin-Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Hypercholesterolemic Mice: Role of Serum Cholesterol and Temporal Effects of Exposure

Petra A. Prins; Michael F. Hill; David Airey; Sam Nwosu; Prudhvidhar R. Perati; Hagai Tavori; MacRae  F. Linton; Valentina Kon; Sergio Fazio; Uchechukwu K. Sampson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084517

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Angiotensin-Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Hypercholesterolemic Mice: Role of Serum Cholesterol and Temporal Effects of Exposure

Petra A. Prins,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Michael F. Hill,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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David Airey,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, VUMC, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Sam Nwosu,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, VUMC, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Prudhvidhar R. Perati,

Affiliation NCI Information Systems, Inc. Nashville Tennessee, United States of America
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Hagai Tavori,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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MacRae F. Linton,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Valentina Kon,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, VUMC, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Sergio Fazio,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, VUMC, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Uchechukwu K. Sampson

* E-mail: u.sampson@vanderbilt.edu

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, VUMC, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, VUMC, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Angiotensin-Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Hypercholesterolemic Mice: Role of Serum Cholesterol and Temporal Effects of Exposure

Petra A. Prins,
Michael F. Hill,
David Airey,
Sam Nwosu,
Prudhvidhar R. Perati,
Hagai Tavori,
MacRae F. Linton,
Valentina Kon,
Sergio Fazio,
Uchechukwu K. Sampson

Published: January 23, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084517

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