Consequences of hyperhomocyst(e)inemia on vascular function in atherosclerotic monkeys

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2930-2934

  Lentz, Steven R ^a   Rene Malinow M ^b   Piegors, Donald J ^a   Bhopatkar Teredesai, Monica ^a   Faraci, Frank M ^a   Heistad, Donald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Endothelium; Folate; Homocysteine; Thrombomodulin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; CHOLESTEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE; THROMBOMODULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HOMOCYSTINURIA; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LIPID DIET; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 17344373046     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.11.2930     Document Type: Article

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