Effects of Carnitine Supplementation on Flow-Mediated Dilation and Vascular Inflammatory Responses to a High-Fat Meal in Healthy Young Adults

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1413-1417

  Volek, Jeff S ^a   Judelson, Daniel A ^b   Silvestre, Ricardo ^a   Yamamoto, Linda M ^a   Spiering, Barry A ^a   Hatfield, Disa L ^a   Vingren, Jakob L ^a   Quann, Erin E ^a   Anderson, Jeffrey M ^a   Maresh, Carl M ^a   Kraemer, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARNITINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; L CARNIPURE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLACEBO; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INFLAMMATION; LIPID DIET; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; BLOOD VESSELS; CARNITINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55249096765     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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