Alimentary hypercholesterolemia acting over a sufficient period of time (in rabbits with all organs intact, 110 days or longer) causes deposition of cholesterol within the intima of the aorta. Deposition of cholesterol within the intima of the aorta initiates the formation of experimental atheromata. Thyroidectomy, splenectomy, and gonadectomy augment hypercholesterolemia and thereby facilitate...

patients and methods this cross-sectional study included a total of 120 adult predialysis ckd patients. forty patients were allocated in each predialysis ckd group of stages 3, 4, and 5. serum ctnt and hs-crp, plasma nt-probnp, and single spot urine albumin creatinine ratio (acr) were measured. ultrasonographic examination of carotid artery was done with 7.5 mhz linear probe in b mode ultrasono...

Hypercholesterolemia induces atheroma formation, and the concentration of sphingomyelin is increased compared with that in the normal aortic intima-media. The aortic intima-media sphingomyelin concentration appears to increase exponentially with time on the cholesterol diet. Moreover, the entry rate of serum sphingomyelin into the aortic wall also appears to increase exponentially with time on ...

The female reproductive organs of Sarcophaga ruficornis F. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) consists of paired ovaries, lateral oviducts, a common oviduct, three spermathecae and paired accessory glands. Each ovary is formed of about 45-53 polytrophic ovarioles. The epithelium of lateral oviduct is formed of syncytial cells overlaid by longitudinal and circular muscle fibers. The common oviduct has syn...

A large body of evidence links antagonism-related traits with cardiovascular outcomes, but less is known about how psychological traits are associated with intermediate markers of cardiovascular disease. Using a large, community-based sample from Sardinia, Italy (n=5614), this study examined how trait antagonism (low agreeableness) and its facets are associated with carotid artery intima-media ...

Studies of the accumulation of phospholipids in the aortic intima of cholesterol-fed rabbits have been reported previously from this laboratory (l-4). After P3z-phosphate injection, it was found that the phospholipid specific activity was higher in aortic intima than in plasma, and that this difference in specific activity was accentuated in eviscerated animals. Although this study gave evidenc...

laboratories that have sought to use the anatomical and pathological rationale that I have suggested above should drive the carotid intima–media thickness protocol, I believe the use of the composite measure would be strongly confirmed. Finally, when considering what segments should be studied in evaluating the effectiveness of a drug in retarding the progression of carotid intima–media thickne...

Ionic and osmotic regulation in the desert locust (Phillips, 1964-70) as in most insects studied to date (reviewed by Stobbart & Shaw, 1964) is ultimately achieved by selective re-absorption of ions and water in the rectum. Re-absorbed substances must first cross the chitinous cuticle or intima before active transport across the epithelial layer can occur. This paper continues a systematic stud...