Difference between revisions of "Atherosclerosis"

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[[Image:Atheroma.jpg|right|thumb|125px|<small><center>'''Atheroma'''. Courtesy of A. Jefferies</center></small>]]
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Deposition of fatty substance within the vessel wall seen in man.  Very rare in domestic species.  May be seen in elderly pigs, turkeys, birds of prey and dogs with hypothyroidism.
 
Deposition of fatty substance within the vessel wall seen in man.  Very rare in domestic species.  May be seen in elderly pigs, turkeys, birds of prey and dogs with hypothyroidism.
 
[[Category:Cardiovascular_System_-_Vascular_Pathology]][[Category:Arterial_Pathology]][[Category:To Do - Cardiovascular]]
 
[[Category:Cardiovascular_System_-_Vascular_Pathology]][[Category:Arterial_Pathology]][[Category:To Do - Cardiovascular]]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 15 October 2013

Deposition of fatty substance within the vessel wall seen in man. Very rare in domestic species. May be seen in elderly pigs, turkeys, birds of prey and dogs with hypothyroidism.