β-Carotene and α-tocopherol inhibit the development of atherosclerotic lesions in hypercholesterolemic rabbits

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 155-163

  Sun, Jidong ^a,b   Giraud, David W ^a   Moxley, Rodney A ^a   Driskell, Judy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Enzymatic Therapy Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL; AORTA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; BLOOD; DRUG COMBINATION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BETA CAROTENE; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET, ATHEROGENIC; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030980769     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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