antiatherogenic

adjective

an·​ti·​ath·​ero·​gen·​ic -ˌath-ə-rō-ˈjen-ik How to pronounce antiatherogenic (audio)
variants or anti-atherogenic
: preventing or inhibiting atherogenesis
antiatherogenic effects
There also was no clear evidence that beta carotene inhibits the oxidation of low-density lipoproteins, the principal proposed mechanism of its postulated antiatherogenic properties.E. Robert Greenberg and Michael B. Sporn, The New England Journal of Medicine

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“Antiatherogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/antiatherogenic. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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