Rates of low density lipoprotein uptake and cholesterol synthesis are regulated independently in the liver.

The relationship between rates of hepatic sterol synthesis and rates of hepatic low density lipoprotein (LDL) uptake (clearance) was studied in animals with high (rats), low (female hamsters), and very low (male hamsters) basal rates of hepatic sterol synthesis. In rats and female hamsters, rates of...

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Main Authors: D K Spady, S D Turley, J M Dietschy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1985-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520343613