Is alcohol anti-inflammatory in the context of coronary heart disease?

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 355-357

  De Lorgeril, M ^a,b   Salen, P ^b  

^a UFR de Médecine et Pharmacie   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EDITORIAL; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 1642463933     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.022350     Document Type: Editorial

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