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Low Serum Glutathione Peroxidase Activity Is Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Mortality in Individuals with Low HDLc’s
BACKGROUND: Since oxidized LDL is thought to initiate atherosclerosis and the serum glutathione peroxidase (GPx3) reduces oxidized lipids, we investigated whether high GPx3 activity reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. METHODS: We determined GPx3 in stored samples from the Minnesota Heart...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3376150/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22719980 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038901 |