Effects of crystalline nicotinic acid-induced hepatic dysfunction on serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and lecithin cholesteryl acyl transferase

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 805-807

  Tatò, Federico ^a   Vega, Gloria L ^a,b   Grundy, Scott M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NICOTINIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE STEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LEG CRAMP; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIACIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES;

EID: 0032521375     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)01016-3     Document Type: Article

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