Hypertension, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance: Links in a chain or spokes on a wheel?

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 241-253

  Hopkins, Paul N ^a,b   Hunt, Steven C ^a   Wu, Lily L ^a   Williams, Gordon H ^a   Williams, Roger R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029782913     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041433-199608000-00011     Document Type: Review

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