Regulation of hepatic cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism in ethinyl estradiol-treated rats.

The regulation of hepatic cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism was studied in the ethinyl estradiol-treated rat in which low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors are increased many fold. Cholesterol synthesis was reduced at both its diurnal peak and trough by ethinyl estradiol. The diurnal variatio...

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Main Authors: S K Erickson, S Jaeckle, S R Lear, S M Brady, R J Havel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1989-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520382225