The influence of age and sex on disease development in a novel animal model of cardiac cachexia

Sandra Palus; Yoshihiro Akashi; Stephan von Haehling; Stefan D. Anker; Jochen Springer

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.060

The influence of age and sex on disease development in a novel animal model of cardiac cachexia

Sandra Palus, Yoshihiro Akashi, Stephan von Haehling, Stefan D. Anker, Jochen Springer

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	388-393
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Cardiology
Volume	133
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.060
Publication status	Published - 2009

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