Regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic pathway in different regions of the rat central nervous system

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-71

  Segatto, M ^a   Trapani, L ^a   Lecis, C ^a   Pallottini, V ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cholesterol; HMG CoA reductase

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMEOSTASIS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84864517488     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2012.02450.x     Document Type: Article

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