Sterol synthesis in intestinal villi and crypt cells of rats and guinea pigs

The villi of the small intestine of rats and guinea pigs have been demonstrated to be capable of as rapid synthesis of sterols as the crypt cell fractions. This finding is not in agreement with the generally accepted belief that the crypt cells are responsible for essentially all of the synthesis of...

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Main Authors: H Muroya, H S Sodhi, R G Gould
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1977-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520416797