Role of the intestinal acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase activity in the hyperresponse of diabetic rats to dietary cholesterol.

Contrary to normal rats, diabetic rats are known to develop marked hypercholesterolemia when fed a cholesterol-enriched diet. The triggering factor involved in this hyperresponse has not been identified. With the aim of clarifying the role of the intestinal acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT...

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Main Authors: P Maechler, CB Wollheim, CL Bentzen, E Niesor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1992-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520414026