Atherosclerosis, oxidative stress and glutathione peroxidase-1: A new kid on the block

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-172

  Lackner, Karl J ^a   Blankenberg, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EDITORIAL; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4644239717     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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