Effects of thymosin alpha-1 on erythrocyte lipid levels and erythrocyte membrane (Na+-K+)-ATPase activity in experimental hypercholesterolemia

Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 45-53

  Gökku̧u, Cahide ^a   Ademoǧlu, Evin ^a   Öz, Hikmet ^a   Türkoǧlu, Ümit Mutlu ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); LIPID; MEMBRANE LIPID; THYMOSIN ALPHA1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030805184     PISSN: 00215112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.50.45     Document Type: Article

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