Low-density-lipoprotein peak particle size in a Mediterranean population

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 126-133

  Rizzo, M ^a   Barbagallo, Carlo M ^a   Severino, M ^a   Polizzi, F ^a   Onorato, F ^a   Noto, D ^a   Cefalu A B ^a   Pace, A ^a   Marino, G ^a   Notarbartolo, A ^a   Averna, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

LDL particle peak population size; Lipids; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0037327997     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2003.01125.x     Document Type: Article

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