Age-Related Hypercholesterolemia and HMG-CoA Reductase Dysregulation: Sex Does Matter (A Gender Perspective)
Although cardiovascular diseases are less prevalent in premenopausal women than in men, their occurrence in women increases at the onset of menopause, and the loss of female sex hormones contributes to the striking increase in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal women. We presen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/420139 |