Good cholesterol, bad cholesterol: Role of oxysterols in biliary tract diseases

Gastroenterology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 216-218

  Wang, D Q H ^a   Afdhal, N H ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; OXYSTEROL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BILE COMPOSITION; BILE SECRETION; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLELITHIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034961072     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/gast.2001.26155     Document Type: Editorial

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