Cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism in aging: Reversal of hypercholesterolemia by growth hormone treatment in old rats

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 832-839

  Parini, Paolo ^b   Angelin, Bo ^b   Rudling, Mats ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Cholesterol; Cholesterol 7 hydroxylase; Growth hormone; LDL receptor

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL 7ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; GROWTH HORMONE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0032893056     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.19.4.832     Document Type: Article

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