Cholecystokinin elevates mouse plasma lipids.

Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a peptide hormone that induces bile release into the intestinal lumen which in turn aids in fat digestion and absorption in the intestine. While excretion of bile acids and cholesterol into the feces eliminates cholesterol from the body, this report examined the effect of CC...

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Main Authors: Lichun Zhou, Hong Yang, Xinghua Lin, Emmanuel U Okoro, Zhongmao Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3533889?pdf=render