Mechanisms for cholesterol homeostasis in rat jejunal mucosa: effects of cholesterol, sitosterol, and lovastatin
The effects of feeding cholesterol, sitosterol, and lovastatin on cholesterol absorption, biosynthesis, esterification, and LDL receptor function were examined in the rat jejunal mucosa. Cholesterol absorption was measured by the dual-isotope plasma ratio method; the rate-limiting enzyme of choleste...
Main Authors: | Lien B. Nguyen, Sarah Shefer, Gerald Salen, G.S. Tint, Frank Ruiz, John Bullock |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2001-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520316795 |
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