Hepatic acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase activity is decreased in patients with cholesterol gallstones.
Altered hepatic cholesterol metabolism has been implicated in the etiology of cholesterol gallstones. This hypothesis has been examined by determining acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity in liver biopsies from 31 cholesterol gallstone patients and 12 control subjects. Hepatic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1990-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520422631 |