Cellular effects of garlic supplements and antioxidant vitamins in lowering marginally high blood pressure in humans: pilot study

Nutrition Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-123

  Mousa, Adam S ^a   Mousa, Shaker A ^a  

^a ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Endothelial cells; Garlic; Humans; Hypertension; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ALLIIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; DIALLYL DISULFIDE; DIALLYL TRISULFIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33847276612     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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