Effect of green tea on angiogenesis and severity of atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbit

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 461-463

  Kavantzas, N ^a   Chatziioannou, A ^a   Yanni, A E ^a   Tsakayannis, D ^a   Balafoutas, D ^a   Agrogiannis, G ^a   Perrea, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol fed rabbit; Green tea

Indexed keywords

GREEN TEA EXTRACT; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; AORTA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TEA; VASA VASORUM;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTA, THORACIC; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RABBITS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 33646783285     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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