Oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction and prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 8-11

  Grassi, Davide ^a   Desideri, Giovambattista ^a   Tiberti, Sergio ^a   Ferri, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT DEFENCE; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; THERAPEUTIC TARGETS;

DISEASES; NITRIC OXIDE;

OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 72049113638     PISSN: 17226996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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