Vitamin E reduces plasma low density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL oxidation, and early aortic atherosclerosis compared with black tea in hypercholesterolemic hamsters

Nutrition Research

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1201-1214

  Nicolosi, Robert J ^a   Lawton, Carl W ^a   Wilson, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Early Atherogenesis; LDL Oxidation; Plasma Cholesterol; Polyphenols; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; POLYPHENOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; HAMSTER; HEART PROTECTION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

ANIMALIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CRICETINAE; HELIANTHUS; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0033181108     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(99)00081-0     Document Type: Article

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