Effect of garlic on platelet aggregation in humans: A study in healthy subjects and patients with coronary artery disease

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-205

  Bordia, A ^a   Verma, S K ^a   Srivastava, K C ^b  

^a RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARLIC OIL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0029912863     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(96)90099-X     Document Type: Article

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