Gender difference in oxidative stress and its genesis by analysis of serum α-tocopherol concentrations in a Japanese population

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 453-454

  Miwa, Kunihisa ^a   Fujita, Masatoshi ^b  

^a Fukuda General Hospital   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary risk factors; Gender difference; Oxidative stress; Smoking; Vitamin E ( tocopherol)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; JAPANESE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 52949091456     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.064     Document Type: Article

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