Effects of astaxanthin on human blood rheology

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 69-74

  Miyawaki, Hiromi ^a   Takahashi, Jiro ^b   Tsukahara, Hiroki ^b   Takehara, Isao ^c  

^a Miyawaki Orthopedic Clinic   (Japan)

^b FUJI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^c New Drug Development Research Center Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Blood rheology; Blood transit time; Male volunteers; Microchannel array flow analyzer

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOOD INTAKE; GREEN ALGA; HEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 54949088228     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2008048     Document Type: Article

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