Estradiol as an antioxidant: incompatible with its physiological concentrations and function

Estradiol as an antioxidant: incompatible with its physiological concentrations and function

Estradiol has been documented to inhibit the oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL). We show that physiological concentrations of estradiol do not inhibit the oxidation of LDL by copper. LDL samples isolated from a) premenopausal and postmenopausal women and from b) women at different time perio...

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Main Authors: Nalini Santanam, Robin Shern-Brewer, Ruth McClatchey, Penny Z. Castellano, Ana A. Murphy, Steve Voelkel, Sampath Parthasarathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1998-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
menopause
coronary artery disease
lipid peroxidation
myeloperoxidase
oxidized low-density lipoprotein
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520324652

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