Model for | Model name | Animal species available | Gene/s involved |
---|---|---|---|
Hypercholesterolemia | ApoE deficient mouse | Mouse | ApoE |
ApoB mutant mouse | Mouse | ApoB | |
LDLR deficient mouse | Mouse | LDLR | |
Hyperhomocysteinemia | CBS deficient mouse | Mouse | CBS |
MTHFR deficient mouse | Mouse | MTHFR | |
Primary hypertension | SHR | Rat | Gene not known |
SHR-SP | Rat | Gene not known | |
Ren-2 transgenic rat (TGR-mREN2)27 | Rat | Ren-2 | |
Dahl sensitive rat | Rat | ACE and ANF | |
Secondary hypertension | Two- kidney one clip | Dog, rat, mouse | - |
One- kidney one clip | Dog, rat, mouse | - | |
Age | Spontaneously aged (> 18 months) | Rat, mouse | - |
Senescence-accelerated mice | Mouse | Genes not known | |
CADASIL | CADASIL transgenic mouse | Mouse | Notch 3 |