Garlic compounds protect vascular endothelial cells from oxidant injury

Folia Pharmacologica Japonica

Volumn 110, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 138-141

  Yamasaki, T ^a   Lau, B H S ^b  

^a Wakunaga of America   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Atherosclerosis; Endothelial cells; Garlic; S allyl cysteine

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GARLIC EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID; OXYGEN RADICAL; S ALLYLCYSTEINE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GARLIC; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030671022     PISSN: 00155691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/fpj.110.supplement_138     Document Type: Article

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