The effect of levonorgestrel and melatonin treatments on plasma oxidant-antioxidant system, and lipid/lipoprotein levels in female rats

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 523-528

  Kose, K ^a   Yazici, C ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Levonorgestrel; Lipid lipoprotein profiles; Melatonin; Oxidant antioxidant system; The risk of cardiovascular disease

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LEVONORGESTREL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 0033747177     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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