In vitro lipid peroxidation of LDL from postmenopausal cynomolgus macaques treated with female hormones

In vitro lipid peroxidation of LDL from postmenopausal cynomolgus macaques treated with female hormones

Premenopausal women and postmenopausal women given estrogen are protected from cardiovascular diseases compared with men. Previous studies investigated whether estrogen treatment protects low density lipoprotein (LDL) from in vitro oxidation as a potential mechanistic explanation for the beneficial...

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Main Authors: Dawn C. Schwenke, Janice D. Wagner, Michael R. Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1999-02-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
tamoxifen
conjugated equine estrogen
LDL oxidation
lag time
lipid peroxidation
alpha tocopherol
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520333629

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