Partial transfection of liver with a synthetic cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase transgene is sufficient to stimulate the reduction of cholesterol in the plasma of hypercholesterolemic mice

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-262

  Agellon, Luis B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asialoorosomucoid glycoprotein polylysine; Bile acid metabolism; Hypercholesterolemia

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL 7ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIVER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; TRANSGENE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL 7-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIVER; MICE; RATS; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENES;

EID: 0031308606     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o97-047     Document Type: Article

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