Aged garlic extract may inhibit aggregation in human platelets by suppressing calcium mobilization

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

A23187; Aged garlic extract, platelets; Calcium ions; Fura 2 AM

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM; FURA 2; GARLIC EXTRACT;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHELATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33644844113     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.3.789s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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