Aging per se is an independent risk factor for cholesterol gallstone formation in gallstone susceptible mice
Cholesterol gallstones occur rarely in childhood and adolescence and increase linearly with age in both genders. To explore whether aging per se increases cholesterol saturation of bile and gallstone prevalence, and to investigate age-related changes in hepatic and biliary lipid metabolism, we studi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2002-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752032770X |