Effect of an Oral Contraceptive Steroid Mixture on Some Aspects of Lipid Metabolism in the Rat

Aftergood, Lilla; Alfin-Slater, Roslyn B.

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Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater⁵

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Despite the widespread use of oral contraceptives only some of the metabolic effects of these drugs have been thoroughly investigated. Their role in lipid metabolism remains relatively obscure.

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Lilla Aftergood & Roslyn B. Alfin-Slater

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Harvard Medical School, USA
Hilton A. Salhanick (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member)
Center for Population Studies, Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Hilton A. Salhanick (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member)
Washington University School of Medicine, USA
David M. Kipnis (Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine)
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, USA
Raymond L. Vande Wiele (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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Aftergood, L., Alfin-Slater, R.B. (1969). Effect of an Oral Contraceptive Steroid Mixture on Some Aspects of Lipid Metabolism in the Rat. In: Salhanick, H.A., Kipnis, D.M., Wiele, R.L.V. (eds) Metabolic Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1782-1_20

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