Arterial stiffness is rapidly induced by raising the plasma homocysteine concentration with methionine

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-86

  Nestel, Paul J ^a   Chronopoulos, Andriana ^a   Cehun, Marja ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Healthy subjects; Homocysteine; Methionine

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; METHIONINE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA FLOW; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344851600     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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