Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 399-404 , April 2010

Effect of pistachio diet on lipid parameters, endothelial function, inflammation, and oxidative status: A prospective study

  • Ibrahim Sari, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 90-342-360-6060; fax: 90-342-360-3928.
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  • Yasemin Baltaci, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Physiology Department, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey
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  • Cahit Bagci, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Physiology Department, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey
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  • Vedat Davutoglu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey
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  • Ozcan Erel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Department, Harran University, School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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  • Hakim Celik, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Department, Harran University, School of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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  • Orhan Ozer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey
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  • Nur Aksoy, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Department, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Aksoy, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey

Received 15 December 2008 ,Accepted 30 May 2009.

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 Financial support of the present study was provided by the Pistachio Investigation Group of the Gaziantep Chamber of Commerce.

PII: S0899-9007(09)00247-0

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.05.023

Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 399-404 , April 2010

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