Aim To investigate the characteristics of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis in rabbits,quails and rats fed with high cholesterol diet.Methods The rabbits, quails and rats were given diet with high cholesterol for 1~3 months. The levels of plasma total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride(TG),high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL C) and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL C) were determined with the biochemical techniques and the atherosclerosis was observed with pathological techniques. Morphol...