Dissociated effects of physical activity and weight loss on fibrinogen concentrations and markers of red blood cell aggregation. Relevance for life style modification in atherothrombosis

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-262

  Raz, O ^a   Rogowski, O ^b   Shapira, I ^b   Maharshak, N ^b   Karni, Y ^c   Berliner, S ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Physical Activity Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte aggregation; Fibrinogen; Inflammation; Life style modification

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CLOT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; THROMBOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; THROMBOPHILIA; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 35648997373     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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