α-tocopherol concentrations in plasma but not in lipoproteins fluctuate during the menstrual cycle in healthy premenopausal women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1150-1155

  Lanza, Elaine ^a   Forman, Michele R ^a   Johnson, Elizabeth J ^b   Muesing, Richard A ^c   Graubard, Barry I ^a   Beecher, Gary R ^d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Humans; Lipoproteins; Premenopausal; Tocopherol; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INTERMEDIATE DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0031847219     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.7.1150     Document Type: Article

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