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Low density lipoprotein (LDL) subfractions during pregnancy: accumulation of buoyant LDL with advancing gestation.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2000
Winkler K, Wetzka B, Hoffmann M M, Friedrich I, Kinner M, Baumstark M W, Wieland H, März W, Zahradnik H P
Abstract excerpt
Pregnancy is accompanied by changes in the maternal lipoprotein metabolism that may serve to satisfy the nutritional demands of the fetus. In this study lipoprotein metabolism was investigated in 23 women during normal pregnancy in the first, second, and third trimesters and in 15 healthy nonpregnant women with regular menstrual cycles. Lipid and apolipoprotein concentrations were measured in total plasma, very...
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