Neutral sterols of rat epididymis: high concentrations of dehydrocholesterols in rat caput epididymidis

Phospholipids and sterols are known to have multiple functions in reproductive tissue of mammals. High concentrations of the cholesterol precursor desmosterol have been described in testis, epididymis, and spermatozoa of various species. These findings and the recent discovery of some cholesterol pr...

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Main Authors: Bernhard Lindenthal, Tayseer A. Aldaghlas, Joanne K. Kelleher, Stephan M. Henkel, René Tolba, Gerhard Haidl, Klaus von Bergmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-07-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520315984