Beneficial effect of vitamin E administration on nitric oxide function in subjects with hypercholesterolaemia

Clinical Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-367

  Green, Daniel ^a   O'Driscoll, Gerry ^b   Rankin, James M ^b   Maiorana, Andrew J ^a   Taylor, Roger R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Antioxidants; Brachial artery cannulation; Endothelium derived factors; Forearm blood flow; Hypercholesterolaemia; Monomethyl arginine; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0031714607     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS19970304     Document Type: Article

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