Vitamin C reduces cholesterol-induced microcirculatory changes in rabbits

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1178-1184

  Freyschuss, Anna ^a   Xiu, Rui Juan ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Ying, Xiaoyou ^a   Diczfalusy, Ulf ^a   Jogestrand, Tomas ^a   Henriksson, Peter ^a   Björkhem, Ingemar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arteriolar diameter; Ascorbate; Atherosclerosis; Blood flow velocity; Hypercholesterolemia; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030912642     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.6.1178     Document Type: Article

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