Improved vascular endothelial function after oral B vitamins: An effect mediated through reduced concentrations of free plasma homocysteine

Circulation

Volumn 102, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 2479-2483

  Chambers, John C ^a   Ueland, Per M ^b   Obeid, Omar A ^c   Wrigley, Jane ^d   Refsum, Helga ^b   Kooner, Jaspal S ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arteriosclerosis; Endothelium; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HOMOCYSTEINE; PROTEIN; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0034649324     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.20.2479     Document Type: Article

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