Effect of hypocholesterolemic doses of 17 alpha-ethinyl estradiol on cholesterol balance in liver and extrahepatic tissues.

This study was performed to investigate the effects of 17 alpha-ethinyl estradiol, a potent hypocholesterolemic agent at pharmacological doses, on cholesterol balance in the liver and extrahepatic tissues of the rat in vivo. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with 17 alpha-ethinyl estradiol (5...

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Main Authors: M Bertolotti, D K Spady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1996-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520391240