Requirement of Npc1 and availability of cholesterol for early embryonic cell movements in zebrafish[S]

Abstract Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NP-C), often associated with Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 (NPC1) mu­tations, is a cholesterol-storage disorder characterized by cellular lipid accumulation, neurodegeneration, and reduced steroid production. To study NPC1 function in vivo, we cloned zebrafish...

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Main Authors: Tyler Schwend, Evyn J. Loucks, Diana Snyder, Sara C. Ahlgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-07-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520370279