Central cooling effects in patients with hypercholesterolaemia

Clinical Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-217

  De Lorenzo, F ^a   Mukherjee, M ^a   Kadziola, Z ^a   Sherwood, R ^b   Kakkar, V V ^a  

^a THROMBOSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central cooling; Hydrotherapy; Lipids; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIOTHYRONINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOREGULATION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031713483     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs19980091     Document Type: Article

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