Effect of isoflavone supplement on endothelial function: Does efficacy vary with atherosclerotic burden?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 2710-2712

  Teragawa, Hiroki ^a   Higashi, Yukihito ^a   Kihara, Yasuki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ISOFLAVONE; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SOYBEAN PROTEINS; STROKE; VASODILATION;

EID: 56449084020     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn468     Document Type: Editorial

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