Novel pathways for elimination of cholesterol by extrahepatic formation of side-chain oxidized oxysterols

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Supplement

Volumn 56, Issue 226, 1996, Pages 9-17

  Diczfalusy, Ulf ^a   Lund, Erik ^a   Lütjohann, Dieter ^a   Björkhem, Ingemar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; cholesterol homeostasis; cytochrome P 450; reverse cholesterol transport; sterol 24 hydroxylase; sterol 27 hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

24 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 26 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 3BETA HYDROXY 5 CHOLESTENOIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; CYCLOSPORIN A; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OXYGENASE; STEROL 27 HYDROXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BILE ACID SYNTHESIS; BRAIN; CELL CULTURE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REACTION ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; LIVER; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

CHOLESTEROL; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHOLESTEROLS; LIVER; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR;

EID: 0030340677     PISSN: 0085591X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365519609168296     Document Type: Article

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