Vitamin E combined with selenium inhibits atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic rabbits independently of effects on plasma cholesterol concentrations

Circulation Research

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 366-377

  Schwenke, Dawn C ^a   Behr, Stephen R ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Aorta; Atherosclerosis; Selenium; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; PROBUCOL; SELENIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0032563676     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.83.4.366     Document Type: Article

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