Aged garlic extract and its constituents inhibit platelet aggregation through multiple mechanisms

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Allison, Gillian L ^a   Lowe, Gordon M ^a   Rahman, Khalid ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADP; Aged garlic extract; Calcium; Inhibition; Platelets

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ALLIN; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; BETA CHLOROGENIN; CALCIMYCIN; CYCLOALLIN; CYSTEINE; FRUCTOSYLARGININE; GARLIC EXTRACT; METHIONINE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; S 1 PROPONYLCYSTEIN; S ALLYLCYSTEINE; S ALLYLMERCAPTOCYSTEINE; S ETHYLCYSTEINE; S METHYLCYSTEINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33644841133     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.3.782s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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