A simple and sensitive enzymatic method for cholesterol quantification in macrophages and foam cells

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3364-3369

  Robinet, Peggy ^a   Wang, Zeneng ^a   Hazen, Stanley L ^a   Smith, Jonathan D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalase; Cell cholesterol assay; Cholesterol solubilization

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; CHOLESTEROL OLEATE;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; FOAM CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MACROPHAGE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLUBILIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; ENZYMES; FLUOROMETRY; FOAM CELLS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MACROPHAGES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 78149318713     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.D007336     Document Type: Article

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