Effects of long term plant sterol and -stanol consumption on the retinal vasculature: A randomized controlled trial in statin users

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 225-230

  Kelly, Elton R ^a   Plat, Jogchum ^c   Mensink, Ronald P ^c   Berendschot, Tos T J M ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arteriole; Cholesterol lowering treatments; Retina; Stanol; Sterol; Venule

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTANOL; CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LATHOSTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MARGARINE; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL; STANOL ESTER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOLES; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LIPID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RETINAL VESSELS; SITOSTEROLS; STEROLS; VENULES;

EID: 78650819071     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.10.038     Document Type: Article

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