Endothelial dysfunction in hypercholesterolemia is improved by L-arginine administration: Possible role of oxidative stress

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 375-380

  Kawano, Hiroaki ^a   Motoyama, Takeshi ^a   Hirai, Nobutaka ^a   Kugiyama, Kiyotaka ^a   Yasue, Hirofumi ^b   Ogawa, Hisao ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kumamoto Aging Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Hypercholesterolemia; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CHOLESTEROL; LIPID PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARGININE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 0036124201     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(01)00671-2     Document Type: Article

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