Transfer of maternal cholesterol to embryo and fetus in pregnant mice

Cholesterol is essential for antenatal development. However, the transport of maternal cholesterol to the embryo has not been sufficiently studied, and that to the fetus is still controversial. To this end, a 1 mg dose of [3,4-13C2]cholesterol was injected daily into pregnant mice and the labeled ch...

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Main Authors: Shumi Yoshida, Yoshinao Wada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520329072