Cholesterol homeostasis in the retina: Seeing is believing

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-4

  Fliesler, Steven J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b SUNY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FARNESOID X RECEPTOR; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LIVER X RECEPTOR; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; SIMVASTATIN; SULFONAMIDE;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEADY STATE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; RETINA; SIMVASTATIN; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 84920514524     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.C056358     Document Type: Note

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