Molecular mechanisms of sterol absorption

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 131, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2603-2605

  Chen, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ABC transporters; Cholesterol esters; Intestinal absorption; Nuclear hormone receptors; Sitosterolemia; Sterols

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INTESTINE ENZYME; PHYTOSTEROL; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; SITOSTEROL; STEROL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL ESTERIFICATION; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GALLSTONE FORMATION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE CELL; NONHUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0034795381     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.10.2603     Document Type: Article

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