Influence of physiological changes in endogenous estrogen on circulating PCSK9 and LDL cholesterol
Pharmacologically increased estrogen levels have been shown to lower hepatic and plasma proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) levels in animals and humans. We hypothesized that physiological changes in estrogen levels influence circulating PCSK9, thereby contributing to the known wid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520356303 |