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Do free radicals play causal role in atherosclerosis? Low density lipoprotein oxidation and vitamin E revisited

Lipid peroxidation induced by free radicals has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various diseases. Numerous in vitro and animal studies show that oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein (LDL) is an important initial event of atherosclerosis. Vitamin E and other antioxidants inhibit l...

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Autor principal: Niki, Etsuo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: the Society for Free Radical Research Japan 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3022060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21297905
http://dx.doi.org/10.3164/jcbn.11-007FR