Effect of exogenous cholesterol and dithiothreitol on the activity of human liver microsomal acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT)

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-25

  Smith, Jeffery L ^a   Madden, Lesley J ^a   De Jersey, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acyl CoA hydrolase; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol availability in ACAT assay; Cholesterol transport protein; Gallstones

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; DITHIOTHREITOL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIVER MICROSOME; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030577483     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(96)06408-X     Document Type: Article

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