Objective To analyze the correlation between plasma nitric oxide(NO)level and atherosclerotic lesion in high cholesterol-fed(HCD)rabbits.Methods Twenty male Japanese white rabbits were divided randomly into two groups,which were fed with normal diet(control group,n=10)or HCD(experimental group,n=10)for 16 weeks.At the end of the experiment,plasma lipid and NO levels were measured.The gross atherosclerotic lesions in each group were detected by Sudan IV staining while intimal lesion area was measured by hema...