Influence of folic acid on postprandial endothelial dysfunction

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 185-188

  Wilmink, Hanneke W ^b   Stroes, Erik S G ^b   Erkelens, Willem D ^b   Gerritsen, Wim B ^b   Wever, Robert ^b   Banga, Jan Dirk ^b   Rabelink, Ton J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Folic acid; Malondialdehyde; Triglyceride rich lipoproteins

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; MALONALDEHYDE; OXYGEN RADICAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID DIET; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0033976608     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.20.1.185     Document Type: Article

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