Low-density lipoprotein subfraction, carotid artery intima-media thickness, nitric oxide, and tumor necrosis factor alpha are associated with newly diagnosed ischemic stroke

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 498-503

  Cure, Medine Cumhur ^a   Tufekci, Ahmet ^a   Cure, Erkan ^a   Kirbas, Serkan ^a   Ogullar, Sabri ^a   Kirbas, Aynur ^a   Unal, Huseyin ^a   Yuce, Suleyman ^a   Cakmak, Sevim ^a  

^a RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carotid artery intima media thickness; ischemic stroke; lipid subfraction; small dense low density lipoprotein; tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYZER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELISA KIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 84887572952     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.120438     Document Type: Article

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