Crossing the barrier: net flux of 27-hydroxycholesterol into the human brain
Side chain oxidizedoxysterols have a unique ability to traverse lipophilic membranes. We tested thehypothesis that there is a net flux of 27-hydroxycholesterol from the circulationinto the brain using plasma samples collected from the internal jugular vein andan artery of healthy male volunteers. Tw...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2005-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520339882 |