Familial aggregation of LDL oxidation

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-146

  Kujala, U M ^a,d   Ahotupa, M ^b   Vasankari, T J ^b   Kaprio, J ^c   Tikkanen, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d U for Sports and Exercise Medicine   (Finland)

Author keywords

families; heredity; LDL oxidation; twins

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIPID OXIDATION; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030967093     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365519709056382     Document Type: Article

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