Carotid artery compliance in users of plant stanol ester margarine

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-224

  Raitakari, O T ^a   Salo, P ^b   Ahotupa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN; MARGARINE; STANOL ESTER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARGARINE; MIDDLE AGED; SITOSTEROLS; TUNICA MEDIA; VASODILATION;

EID: 39049156286     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602705     Document Type: Article

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