Effect of 17α-dihydroequilin sulfate, a conjugated equine estrogen, and ethynylestradiol on atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 837-846

  Sulistiyani, ^a   Adelman, S J ^b   Chandrasekaran, A ^b   Jayo, J ^a   St Clair, R W ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

estrogens; HDL; lipoproteins; macrophages; VLDL

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DIHYDROEQUILIN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0029049560     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.15.7.837     Document Type: Article

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