Oxysterols are substrates for cholesterol sulfotransferase

Oxysterols constitute a class of cholesterol derivatives that exhibit broad biological effects ranging from cytotoxicity to regulation of nuclear receptors. The role of oxysterols such as 7-ketocholesterol (7-KC) in the development of retinal macular degeneration and atheromatous lesions is of parti...

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Main Authors: Hirotoshi Fuda, Normal B. Javitt, Kuniko Mitamura, Shigeo Ikegawa, Charles A. Strott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-07-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520425623