Ezetimibe blocks the internalization of NPC1L1 and cholesterol in mouse small intestine

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2092-2101

  Xie, Chang ^a   Zhou, Zhang Sen ^a   Li, Na ^a   Bian, Yan ^a   Wang, Yong Jian ^a   Wang, Li Juan ^a   Li, Bo Liang ^a   Song, Bao Liang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cholesterol absorption; Endocytosis; Niemann Pick C1 like1; Transport

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; EZETIMIBE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NIEMANN PICK C1 LIKE 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPT CELL; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENDOCYTOSIS; GLYCOSYLATION; ILEUM; INTERNALIZATION; INTESTINE CELL; JEJUNUM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANETH CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AZETIDINES; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL; ENDOCYTOSIS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; JEJUNUM; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE;

EID: 84866164370     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M027359     Document Type: Article

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