
Trends in Oral Contraception
The Proceedings of a Special Symposium held at the XIth World Congress on Fertility and Sterility, Dublin, June 1983
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 15. December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
69 pages
978-90-481-5802-7 (ISBN)
Description
After 20 years of oral contraceptive (OC) use, epidemiological data and scientific research have led to the now accepted evidence that the most important effect produced by these drugs on humans, other than the prevention of unwanted pregnancy, is an increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease. Because the incidence of cardiovascular disease is also related to disturbances of the lipoprotein metabolism, it appears to be opportune to analyse the different aspects of the interaction between female hormones and lipoprotein (LP) metab- olism. SERUM LIPOPROTEINS: METABOLISM In the serum, lipids (cholesterol (C), triglycerides (TG), and phospho- lipids) are associated with peptides called apoproteins: apoproteins A-I, A-11, B, C, etc. The chylomicrons and the very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) are rich in TG and contain the Apo B-48; the low density lipoproteins (LDL) are rich inC and contain the Apo B- 100; and the high density lipoproteins (HDL) are rich in proteins (Apo A-I, Apo A-Il) and phospholipids.
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Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1983
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung
69 p. 1 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
125 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-481-5802-7 (9789048158027)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-3600-8
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Trends in Oral Contraception
The Proceedings of a Special Symposium held at the XIth World Congress on Fertility and Sterility, Dublin, June 1983
Book
11/1983
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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