Plasma vitamin E, total antioxidant status and vascular function in young adults

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 889-894

  Leeson, C P M ^a,b   Mann, A ^a   Kattenhorn, M ^a,b   Deanfield, J E ^b   Lucas, A ^a   Muller, D P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Arterial distensibility; Cardiovascular disease; Flow mediated dilatation; Vascular endothelium; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX; SMOKING; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN E;

EID: 18744391939     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2002.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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