Serum cholestenoic acid as a potential marker of pulmonary cholesterol homeostasis
The conversion of cholesterol into the more polar metabolites 27-hydroxycholesterol (27-OH) and cholestenoic acid by the cytochrome P450 sterol 27-hydroxylase is a cholesterol-removal mechanism used by almost all cells. Most of the cholestenoic acid present in the circulation originates from the lun...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2004-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752034116X |