Reported antiatherosclerotic activity of silicon may reflect increased endothelial synthesis of heparan sulfate proteoglycans

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-176

  McCarty, M F ^a  

^a Nutrition 21 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARAN SULFATE; PROTEOGLYCAN; SILICON;

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030851995     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(97)90224-3     Document Type: Article

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