Alteration of cardiovascular autonomic functions by vegetarian diets in postmenopausal women is related to LDL cholesterol levels

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-105

  Fu, Chin Hua ^a,b   Yang, Cheryl C H ^c   Lin, Chin Lon ^a,b   Kuo, Terry B J ^c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Frequency domain analysis; Heart rate variability; Low density lipoprotein; Postmenopausal women; Vegetarian diets

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID METABOLISM; MUTATION; OMNIVORE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VEGETARIAN DIET; BLOOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET, VEGETARIAN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 51049093598     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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