Cholesterol in niemann–pick type C disease

Sub-Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue , 2010, Pages 319-335

  Bi, Xiaoning ^a   Liao, Guanghong ^b  

^a Western University of Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autophagy; Cholesterol; Cyclodextrin; Endosome; Inflammation; Lysosome; Neuronal death

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL; AUTOPHAGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; ENDOSOME; HUMAN; LYSOSOME; METABOLISM; NIEMANN PICK DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL; ENDOSOMES; HUMANS; LYSOSOMES; NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE, TYPE C;

EID: 77952314874     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8622-8_11     Document Type: Article

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