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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
Composition of major plasma lipoproteins was studied in 14 normal women during different phases of the menstrual cycle for three consecutive months. The results were compared to measurements in ten normal age-matched men for a comparable period, to delineate possible sex differences in lipoprotein metabolism in young adults. Blood samples were obtained every 3--5 days after a 14-hr overnight fast and processed for determinations of total plasma cholesterol, LDL- and HDL-cholesterol, and apoproteins B and A-1. In premenopausal women, a significant, 10%--25% cyclical suppression of total plasma cholesterol, LDL-Chol, and LDL-apoB occurred during the luteal phase, which was significantly lower than unchanging concentrations found in men at any time interval. HDL-Chol remained in a significantly higher fixed concentration range in the female subjects as compared to the men. These sex differences in lipoprotein metabolism may have relevance to the reduced susceptibility of premenopausal women to atherosclerosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0026-0495
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
663-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Changes in lipoprotein composition during the menstrual cycle.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.