Open AccessEstrogen Deficiency after Menopause Does Not Result in Male Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein Metabolism Phenotype
Author(s) -
Faidon Magkos,
Elisa Fabbrini,
B. Selma Mohammed,
Bruce W. Patterson,
Samuel Klein,
Bettina Mittendorfer
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-0341
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , very low density lipoprotein , apolipoprotein b , estrogen , menopause , triglyceride , lipoprotein , cholesterol , biology
Sex differences in lipid metabolism result in a less proatherogenic plasma lipid profile in premenopausal women than men. The mechanisms responsible for this are unclear but are thought to be related to differences in the sex hormone milieu in men and women.
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