Plasma levels of 24S-hydroxycholesterol reflect the balance between cerebral production and hepatic metabolism and are inversely related to body surface

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 840-845

  Bretillon, Lionel ^a   Lütjohann, Dieter ^b   Ståhle, Lars ^a   Widhe, Torulf ^a   Bindl, Lutz ^c   Eggertsen, Gösta ^a   Diczfalusy, Ulf ^a   Björkhem, Ingemar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Clinical Pharmacology ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain cholesterol homeostasis; Brain size; Cholesterol 24S hydroxylase; Liver volume

Indexed keywords

24S HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL 24S HYDROXYLASE; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; OXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DWARFISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CLEARANCE; LIVER SIZE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY SURFACE AREA; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHOLESTEROLS; INFANT; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0343729334     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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