Ethnic differences in lipid metabolism in two groups of obese South African women

There is a higher prevalence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in South African white than black women. The objective of this study was to determine biochemical explanations for this prevalence. The study group contained 15 obese black women (OBW) and 14 obese white women (OWW), all premenopausal, who...

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Main Authors: C. Punyadeera, M-T. van der Merwe, N.J. Crowther, M. Toman, G.P. Schlaphoff, I.P. Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520316382