Smoking influences the atherogenic poten
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Scheffler, E. ;Wiest, E. ;Woehrle, J. ;Otto, I. ;Schulz, I. ;Huber, L. ;Ziegler,
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Article
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1992
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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The possible influence of smoking on the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and its biological activity was investigated. Plasma LDL was prepared from healthy male smokers and nonsmokers, and oxidized with Cu (II) as prooxidant. Oxidized LDL from smokers generated significantly more lipidperoxidation pro