Testosterone-induced suppression of lipoprotein(a) in normal men; relation to basal lipoprotein(a) level

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-95

  Marcovina, Santica M ^a   Lippi, Giuseppe ^a,c   Bagatell, Carrie J ^b   Bremner, William J ^b  

^a Northwest Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Osp Clinicizzato di Valeggio s/M   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein(a) isoform; Exogenous testosterone; Lipoprotein(a) concentration

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN A; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INTERACTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MALE; PHENOTYPE; REFERENCE VALUES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029876659     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(95)05756-0     Document Type: Article

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