in order to elucidate the mechanism ( s ) of hyperlipidemia following glucocorticoid administration , dexamethasone ( 0.125 mg/kg ) was administered daily intramuscularly for 2 wk to male sprague-dawley rats and the effects on plasma triglyceride ( tg ) and cholesterol ( chol ) , lipoprotein neutral lipids , hepatic triglyceride secretion rates ( tgsr ; triton ) , and epididymal fat lipoprotein lipase ( lpl ) were determined .
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lipoprotein
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lipids