Folate protects against oxidative modification of human LDL

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 637-639

  Nakano, Emi ^a   Higgins, John A ^a   Powers, Hilary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Folate; Homocysteine; LDL; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID OXIDATION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

CATALYSIS; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TETRAHYDROFOLATES;

EID: 0035686888     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn2001478     Document Type: Article

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