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Systems Biology of Metabolic Regulation by Estrogen Receptor Signaling in Breast Cancer
Published on: March 17, 2016
[Effects of estrogenic hormones on blood lipids]
Abstract:
The authors have followed the effects of application of the deposit estradiolbenzoat on the blood lipides level of women at the beginning of menopause and women with arteriosclerosis. They have registered a moderate drop of the concentration of cholesterol, beta-lipoproteins, and slight changes of the non-esterified fatty acids level. Women using contraceptive hormonal mixtures were found with higher level of cholesterol in the blood serum than those being watched. The application of a single dose of androgen did not have any substantial effects on the blood lipides level.
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