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Effect of essential oil of onion and garlic on experimental atherosclerosis in rabbits.

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It is suggested that the essential oils of onion and garlic protect against experimental atherosclerosis by preventing the fall in the alpha lipoprotein fraction and by enhancing fibrinolytic activity, as well as by lowering the serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
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This article is published in Atherosclerosis.The article was published on 1977-03-01. It has received 129 citations till now.

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Effect of garlic on cardiovascular disorders: a review

TL;DR: This review has attempted to make a bridge the gap between experimental and clinical study and to discuss the possible mechanisms of such therapeutic actions of garlic.
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Garlic as an antioxidant: the good, the bad and the ugly

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Hydrogen sulfide chemical biology: Pathophysiological roles and detection

TL;DR: Recent understanding of H2S chemical biology, its relationship to tissue pathophysiological responses and possible therapeutic uses are discussed.
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Garlic [Allium sativum]: a review of its potential use as an anti-cancer agent.

TL;DR: Garlic is a remarkable plant, which has multiple beneficial effects such as antimicrobial, antithrombotic, hypolipidemic, antiarthritic, hypoglycemic and antitumor activity, and the largely preclinical use of this agent in the treatment and prevention of cancer is discussed.
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The plasma lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase reaction

TL;DR: Several indications exist that the acyltransferase reaction is the major source of plasma esterified cholesterol in man, and one possibility is that it plays a role in the transport of cholesterol from peripheral tissues to the liver.
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Electrophoretic separation of plasma lipoproteins in agarose gel

TL;DR: The clearcut separation of lipoproteins by this method will facilitate the classification of hyperlipoproteinemias and improve quantitative estimates oflipoprotein distribution.
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Serum lipoproteins and coronary heart disease in a population study of Hawaii Japanese men.

TL;DR: The inverse relation of alpha cholesterol of prevalence of coronary heart disease was independent of beta cholesterol, obesity, and other factors, and the need for further evaluation of the protective effect of the alpha lipoprotein fraction on the development of coronaryHeart disease is suggested.
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