Copper deficiency-induced hypercholesterolemia: In vivo catabolism of high density lipoprotein cholesteryl ester and protein moities in the rat.

Two studies were conducted to determine how HDL cholesteryl ester and apoprotein catabolism might contribute to the observed hypercholesterolemia of copper-deficient rats. Weanling male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two dietary treatments; copper-adequate (control, 5-7 mg Cu/kg diet) and cop...

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Main Author: Carr, Timothy Perry.
Other Authors: Lei, K. Y.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1989
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184690