Low concentrations of 17β-estradiol reduce oxidative modification of low-density lipoproteins in the presence of vitamin C and vitamin E

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 438-441

  Huang, Min ^a,b   Li, Jiping ^a,c   Teoh, Hwee ^a   Man, Ricky Y K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Estradiol; Free radicals; Lipid peroxidation; Lipoproteins; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; ESTRADIOL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0032589236     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(99)00086-6     Document Type: Article

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