Genetically determined hypercholesterolemia in a rhesus monkey family due to a deficiency of the LDL receptor.
A family of rhesus monkeys comprising a sire, a dam, and four male offspring were fed a cholesterol-free Purina Chow diet for several months. The sire, 431-J, and two of the offspring, B-8204 and B-8806, had persistent plasma cholesterol levels in the range of 100-130 mg/dl, whereas the dam, 766-I,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1988-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520384157 |