A lipoprotein-containing particle is transferred from the serum across the mammary epithelium into the milk of lactating mice

A lipoprotein-containing particle is transferred from the serum across the mammary epithelium into the milk of lactating mice

To investigate the role of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the delivery of cholesterol to the mammary gland during pregnancy and lactation, we examined the distribution of radioactivity from 125I-tyramine cellobiose-LDL injected into the tail vein of female mice at various stages of the reproductiv...

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Main Authors: Jenifer Monks, Patricia Uelmen Huey, Linda Hanson, Robert H. Eckel, Margaret C. Neville, Sean Gavigan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
mammary gland
cholesterol
epithelium
LDL
LDLR-null mice
transcytosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520316308

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