The Action of Liver X Receptor α on Cholesterol Efflux in THP-1 Macrophage- Derived Foam Cells

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 940-944

  Tang, Chao Ke ^a   He, Xiu Sheng ^a   Yi, Guang Hui ^a   Wang, Zuo ^a   Yuan, Zhong Hua ^a   Liu, Lu Shan ^a   Wei, Dang Heng ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Yang, Yong Zong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Cholesterol efflux; Liver X receptor (LXR); Low density lipoprotein

Indexed keywords

22 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 4,4' DIISOTHIOCYANATOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULFONIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; LIVER X RECEPTOR ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FOAM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MACROPHAGE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 1642534301     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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