Sex differences in hepatic regulation of cholesterol homeostasis

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 635-643

  De Marinis, Elisabetta ^a   Martini, Chiara ^a   Trentalance, Anna ^a   Pallottini, Valentina ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; LIVER; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 2;

EID: 53349156845     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-08-0242     Document Type: Article

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