Coconut oil and cholesterol as challenge agents to induce hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis in hamster animal model

• Main Authors: Syarifah-Noratiqah SB,, Fairus S,, Zulfarina MS,, 'Atiqah A,, Qodriyah HMS,, Isa Naina-Mohamed,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20198/1/5_ms395_pdf_15764.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20198/; https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/13/1

Hyperlipidemia is a condition of high lipid levels in the plasma and often linked with the deposition of lipid droplets in the aorta which initiate the progression of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a common cardiovascular disorder initiated by the formation of foams cells in the vascular wal...