Lipid lowering effect of antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid in experimental atherosclerosis

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 88-94

  Amom, Zulkhairi ^a   Zakaria, Zaiton ^b   Mohamed, Jamaluddin ^c   Azlan, Azrina ^a   Bahari, Hasnah ^a   Baharuldin, Mohd Taufik Hidayat ^a   Moklas, Mohd Aris ^a   Osman, Khairul ^c   Asmawi, Zanariyah ^b   Hassan, Mohd Kamal Nik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alpha lipoic acid; Antioxidant; Atherosclerosis; Intimal lesion; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MALONALDEHYDE; THIOCTIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 54949089197     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2008051     Document Type: Article

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