Regional variation in cholesterol synthesis and low density lipoprotein transport in the brain of the fetus, newborn and adult animal

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-201

  Turley, S D ^a   Dietschy, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Hamster; Low density lipoprotein receptor; Myelination; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000452327     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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