Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 64-71 , January 2010

Intake of the plant lignans matairesinol, secoisolariciresinol, pinoresinol, and lariciresinol in relation to vascular inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in middle age-elderly men and post-menopausal women living in Northern Italy

  • N. Pellegrini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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  • S. Valtueña

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 0521 903295; fax: +39 0521 903271.
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  • D. Ardigò

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
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  • F. Brighenti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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  • L. Franzini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
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  • D. Del Rio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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  • F. Scazzina

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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  • P.M. Piatti

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular and Metabolic Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS H. San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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  • I. Zavaroni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy

Received 6 August 2008 ,Revised 22 December 2008 ,Accepted 11 February 2009.

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PII: S0939-4753(09)00035-0

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.02.003

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 64-71 , January 2010

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