Bovine gallbladder mucin promotes cholesterol crystal nucleation from cholesterol-transporting vesicles in supersaturated model bile.

This study examined the ability of purified gallbladder mucin to accelerate the nucleation of cholesterol monohydrate crystals from the cholesterol-transporting particles in supersaturated model bile. Mixed lipid micelles and cholesterol-phosphatidylcholine vesicles in supersaturated model bile were...

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Main Authors: T J Lee, B F Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1989-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520383437