Effect of antioxidants on atherosclerotic plaque formation in balloon-denuded and irradiated hypercholesterolemic rabbits

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 540-547

  Leborgne, Laurent ^a   Pakala, Rajbabu ^a   Dilcher, Christian ^a   Hellinga, David ^a   Seabron, Rufus ^a   Tio, Fermin O ^b   Waksman, Ron ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Atherosclerosis; Oxidized LDL; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; GLUTAMINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MANGANESE; SELENIUM; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ILIAC ARTERY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIATION INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BALLOON DILATATION; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ILIAC ARTERY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; RABBITS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 26044438177     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000179436.03502.26     Document Type: Article

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