TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of age and sex on disease development in a novel animal model of cardiac cachexia
AU - Palus, Sandra
AU - Akashi, Yoshihiro
AU - von Haehling, Stephan
AU - Anker, Stefan D.
AU - Springer, Jochen
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Pre-clinical studies in cardiac cachexia have mostly been performed in young male rats. These models define cachexia only as a reduction in weight gain rather than weight loss. In this pilot study, we aimed to establish a model of genuine weight loss following chronic heart failure.
AB - Pre-clinical studies in cardiac cachexia have mostly been performed in young male rats. These models define cachexia only as a reduction in weight gain rather than weight loss. In this pilot study, we aimed to establish a model of genuine weight loss following chronic heart failure.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.060
DO - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.060
M3 - Article
SN - 1874-1754
VL - 133
SP - 388
EP - 393
JO - International Journal of Cardiology
JF - International Journal of Cardiology
IS - 3
ER -