Effect of diet induced hypercholesterolemia and selenium supplementation on nitric oxide synthase activity

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 603-606

  Kang, B P S ^a   Mehta, U ^a   Bansal, M P ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Citrulline; High fat diet; Hypercholesterolemia; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Selenium

Indexed keywords

CITRULLINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAT INTAKE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031432374     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/apab.105.6.603.3271     Document Type: Article

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