L-arginine prevents xanthoma development and inhibits atherosclerosis in LDL receptor knockout mice

Circulation

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 430-437

  Aji, Walif ^a   Ravalli, Stefano ^a   Szabolcs, Matthias ^a   Jiang, Xian Cheng ^a   Sciacca, Robert R ^a   Michler, Robert E ^a   Cannon, Paul J ^a,b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; genes; hypercholesterolemia; L arginine; nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XANTHOMA;

EID: 0031023733     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.95.2.430     Document Type: Article

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