A novel technical approach for the measurement of individual ACAT-1 and ACAT-2 enzymatic activity in the testis

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 550, Issue , 2009, Pages 169-177

  Chen, Li ^a,b   Lafond, Julie ^a,b   Pelletier, R Marc ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

ACAT; ACAT 1 inhibitor; Cholesterol; enzymatic activity; seminiferous tubules; testis

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; STEROL O ACYLTRANSFERASE 1; STEROL O ACYLTRANSFERASE 2; STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE 1; STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE 2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; TESTIS;

EID: 69849100013     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-009-0_10     Document Type: Article

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