An investigation of the relationship between estrogen, estrogen metabolites and blood cholesterol levels in ovariectomized rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 561-568

  Liu, Dongfang ^a   Bachmann, Kenneth A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYESTRADIOL; 2 METHOXYESTRADIOL; 2 METHOXYESTRONE; 4 HYDROXYESTRADIOL; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FEMALE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; UTERUS;

EID: 0031847271     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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