Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 133-139 , February 2010

Periodontitis is associated with altered plasma fatty acids and cardiovascular risk markers

  • M.C. Ramirez-Tortosa

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dpto de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular II, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos José Mataix Verdú. Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CIBM), Universidad de Granada, Avenida del Conocimiento S/N 18071-Armilla (Granada), Spain. Tel.: +34 958 24 10 00x20315, 628489683.
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  • J.L. Quiles

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Department of Physiology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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  • M. Battino

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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  • S. Granados

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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  • J.M. Morillo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Periodontology, Facultad de Odontologia, University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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  • S. Bompadre

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Microbiology and Biomedical Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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  • H.N. Newman

      Affiliations

    • University College London, London, UK
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  • P. Bullon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Periodontology, Facultad de Odontologia, University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain

Received 19 November 2008 ,Revised 27 February 2009 ,Accepted 2 March 2009.

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PII: S0939-4753(09)00065-9

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.03.003

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 133-139 , February 2010

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