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The effects of intravenously administered DMSO and Tween 80 were studied in autosexing pigeons on normal and high-cholesterol diets. These drugs, alone or in combination, did not have a significant effect in the dosage employed on aortic cholesterol content, serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels, or incidence of coronary artery atherosclerosis. Although previous reports have shown that these surface-active drugs can reduce the severity of atherosclerosis (Tween 80) or serum cholesterol levels (DMSO) in other species, these conclusions in autosexing pigeons were not supported under the conditions used in this study.
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