Effect of oral contraceptives on serum apoprotein levels.
The effect of oral contraceptives on serum lipoprotein concentrations, as assessed by their cholesterol content, is determined by the doses of estrogen and progestogen and the type of progestogen they contain. Assay of the apoprotein content, instead of cholesterol content, measures a different aspect of lipoprotein metabolism. Changes in serum concentrations of apoproteins A and B in women using oral contraceptives are similar to those obtained by measuring low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.
D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000097:blood; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000097:blood; D001059:Apoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D001059:Apoproteins; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral