Effect of maternal hypercholesterolemia on fetal sterol metabolism in the Golden Syrian hamster

The fetus obtains a significant amount of cholesterol from de novo synthesis. Studies have suggested that maternal cholesterol may also contribute to the cholesterol accrued in the fetus. Thus, the present studies were completed to determine whether diet-induced maternal hypercholesterolemia would a...

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Main Authors: Julie A. McConihay, Paul S. Horn, Laura A. Woollett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-07-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520316011