Abstract
Patency of vascular microanastomosis was examined in aging (6 months) and hypercholesterolemic rats, reproducing conditions similar to those occurring in human pathology. Results have been compared with those achieved in normocholesterolemic, younger (aging less than 8 weeks) rats.
MeSH terms
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Anastomosis, Surgical*
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Animals
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Carotid Arteries / surgery
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Cholesterol / blood
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Cholesterol, HDL / blood
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Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / blood
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Gemfibrozil / therapeutic use
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Hypercholesterolemia / blood
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Hypercholesterolemia / complications*
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Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy
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Microsurgery*
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Rats
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Rats, Inbred Strains
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Vascular Patency
Substances
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Cholesterol, HDL
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Fatty Acids, Nonesterified
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Cholesterol
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Gemfibrozil