Inducible inactivation of hepatic LRP gene by Cre-mediated recombination confirms role of LRP in clearance of chylomicron remnants

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 689-695

  Rohlmann, Astrid ^a   Gotthardt, Michael ^c   Hammer, Robert E ^b   Herz, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cholesterol metabolism; Chylomicron remnant; Cre recombinase; Homologous recombination; Low density lipoprotein

Indexed keywords

CHYLOMICRON; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; LIVER METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0032004972     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI1240     Document Type: Article

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