Correlation between serum levels of some cholesterol precursors and activity of HMG-CoA reductase in human liver

The possibility that the serum concentrations of various cholesterol precursors may reflect the activity of the hepatic HMG-CoA reductase was investigated in humans under different conditions. The serum levels of squalene, free and esterified lanosterol, (4 alpha, 4 beta, 14 alpha-trimethyl-5 alpha-...

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Main Authors: I Björkhem, T Miettinen, E Reihnér, S Ewerth, B Angelin, K Einarsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1987-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752038603X