17β-Estradiol promotes the up-regulation of SR-BII in HepG2 cells and in rat livers
The scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) binds to HDL and mediates the selective uptake of cholesterol esters from HDL to cells. SR-BII is an alternatively spliced product of the SR-BI gene that only differs in the C-terminal cytoplasmic domain. Previous studies with male mice demonstrated that...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2001-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520302777 |