Fat distribution and endothelial function in normal-overweight menopausal women

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 477-482

  Marchesi, S ^a   Vaudo, G ^a   Lupattelli, G ^a   Lombardini, R ^a   Roscini, A R ^a   Brozzetti, M ^a   Siepi, D ^a   Mannarino, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Endothelial function; Inflammation; Menopausal age; Ultrasound visceral fat

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MENOPAUSE; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE-1;

EID: 34548631363     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2007.00856.x     Document Type: Article

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