Transbilayer distribution of cholesterol is modified in brain synaptic plasma membranes of knockout mice deficient in the low-density lipoprotein receptor, apolipoprotein E, or both proteins

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1661-1667

  Igbavboa, Urule ^a   Avdulov, Nicolai A ^a   Chochina, Svetlana V ^a   Wood, W Gibson ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Brain; Cholesterol; Fluidity; Low density lipoprotein receptor

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 3; LIPID BILAYER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030885417     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69041661.x     Document Type: Article

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