A Noninvasive Metabolic Syndrome Model Using an Extremely Small Minipig, the Microminipig

• Main Authors: Takehiro Yamaguchi (Author), Takanori Yamazaki (Author), Hiroaki Kawaguchi (Author), Masashi Tawa (Author), Yasuhiro Nakamura (Author), Masayuki Shiota (Author), Mayuko Osada-Oka (Author), Akihide Tanimoto (Author), Tomio Okamura (Author), Katsuyuki Miura (Author), Hiroshi Iwao (Author), Minoru Yoshiyama (Author), Yasukatsu Izumi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract.: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) induces serious complications; therefore, we developed a noninvasive MetS model using an extremely small minipig, the Microminipig. For 8 weeks, Microminipigs were administrated a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet (HFCD) for atherosclerosis and NG-nitro-l-argini...