Dark chocolate effect on platelet activity, c-reactive protein and lipid profile: A pilot study

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1202-1208

  Hamed, Miruais S ^a,b   Gambert, Steven ^c   Bliden, Kevin P ^c   Bailon, Oscar ^c   Anand, Singla ^c   Antonino, Mark J ^c   Hamed, Fatema ^c   Tantry, Udaya S ^c   Gurbel, Paul A ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SINAI CENTER FOR THROMBOSIS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dark chocolate; Flavonoid; HsCRP; Lipid profile; Platelet reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; FLAVONOID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PADGEM PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CACAO; CELL ACTIVITY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THROMBOCYTE; VOLUNTEER; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

ADULT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CACAO; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PLATELET GLYCOPROTEIN GPIIB-IIIA COMPLEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 58149360954     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31818859eb     Document Type: Article

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