Homocysteine, circulating vascular cell adhesion molecule and carotid atherosclerosis in postmenopausal vegetarian women and omnivores

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 356-362

  Su, Ta Chen ^a,b   Jeng, Jiann Shing ^a   Wang, Jung Der ^a,b   Torng, Pao Ling ^a   Chang, Sue Joan ^c   Chen, Chen Fang ^b   Liau, Chiau Suong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carotid atherosclerosis; Cell adhesion molecule; Homocysteine; Postmenopausal women; Vegetarians

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; GLUCOSE; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VEGETARIAN; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE-1;

EID: 30044449941     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.04.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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