Quantification of menstrual and diurnal periodicities in rates of cholesterol and fat synthesis in humans.

The mass isotopomer distribution analysis (MIDA) technique is applied here in men and menstruating women to quantify periodicities in the biosynthesis of serum cholesterol and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL)-palmitate. The isotopic enrichment of the true biosynthetic precursor (intracellular ace...

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Main Authors: D Faix, R Neese, C Kletke, S Wolden, D Cesar, M Coutlangus, CHL Shackleton, M K Hellerstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1993-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520353487