Importance of a novel oxidative mechanism for elimination of intracellular cholesterol in humans

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 208-212

  Lund, Erik ^a   Andersson, Olof ^a   Zhang, Jie ^b   Babiker, Amir ^a   Ahlborg, Gunvor ^a   Diczfalusy, Ulf ^a   Einarsson, Kurt ^a   Sjövall, Jan ^b   Björkhem, Ingemar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; bile acid biosynthesis; cholesterol degradation; macrophages; sterol 27 hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; OXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BILE ACID SYNTHESIS; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROXYLATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030062778     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.16.2.208     Document Type: Article

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