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AN extensive literature is available dealing with the comparison of serum lipoprotein and lipid concentrations between men and women1,2. The present concept is that normal pre-menopausal women have greater amounts of high-density (or α-) lipoproteins than men of a comparable age. This difference has been ascribed to sex hormone secretion, especially higher œstrogen-levels in women.
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BARCLAY, M., BARCLAY, R. & SKIPSKI, V. High-density Lipoprotein Concentrations in Men and Women. Nature 200, 362–363 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200362b0
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