Contraceptive steroids increase cholesterol in bile: mechanisms of action.
Contraceptive steroids increase the risk of acquiring cholesterol gallstones. The factors responsible include an increase in cholesterol saturation of bile and an increase in rate of secretion of cholesterol into bile. The goal of this study was to investigate the mechanism(s) of these increases in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1987-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520386508 |