Review Article

Vol. 6 No. 4 (2002): Endocrinology Research and Practice

Homocysteine and Atherosclerosis

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Alev Eroğlu Altınova
İlhan Yetkin

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Recently hyperhomocysteinemia has emerged as a new risk factor for atherosclerosis. In the present review we summarized metabolism, potential adverse effects of plasma homocysteine and its relationship with the other classical risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.


 

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