Influence of ferritin levels on LDL cholesterol concentration in women

Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-208

  Van Jaarsveld, H ^a   Pool, G F ^a   Barnard, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; FERRITIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; IRON; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0031431850     PISSN: 10780297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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