25-Hydroxycholesterol stimulates sphingomyelin synthesis in Chinese hamster ovary cells.

In several experimental and pathological conditions the cellular concentrations of cholesterol and sphingomyelin (SM) change coordinately. In an effort to identify factors mediating co-regulation, a class of suppressors of cholesterol synthesis, generically termed oxysterols, were tested for effects...

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Main Author: N D Ridgway
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1995-06-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520411423