Effects of allicin on cardiovascular risk factors in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 170-173

  Elkayam, Amitai ^a,b   Peleg, Edna ^a,b   Grossman, Ehud ^a,b   Shabtay, Zehava ^a,b   Sharabi, Yehonatan ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allicin; Cardiovascular disease; Garlic; Spontaneously hypertensive rats

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; ALLICIN; CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADIPONECTIN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG MONITORING; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; SULFINIC ACIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84875406845     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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