On the origin of the cholestenoic acids in human circulation

Steroids

Volumn 68, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 595-601

  Meaney, Steve ^a   Babiker, Amir ^a   Lütjohann, Dieter ^b   Diczfalusy, Ulf ^a   Axelson, Magnus ^a   Björkhem, Ingemar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

27 Hydroxycholesterol; CYP27A1; CYP7A1; CYP7B

Indexed keywords

26 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 3BETA HYDROXY 5 CHOLESTENOIC ACID; 3BETA,7ALPHA DIHYDROXY 5 CHOLESTENOIC ACID; 7ALPHA HYDROXY 3 OXO 4 CHOLESTENOIC ACID; 7ALPHA HYDROXYCHOLEST 4 EN 3 ONE; 7ALPHA HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; DEUTERIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFUSION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0042236808     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(03)00081-3     Document Type: Article

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