Metabolism of plasma mevalonate in rats and humans.

A circadian rhythm in plasma mevalonate was identified in human subjects. This variation, over a 5-fold range, is paralleled by a rhythm in urinary excretion. No such diurnal change in plasma mevalonate was observed in schedule-fed, light-cycled rats, despite the presence of a pronounced rhythm in l...

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Main Authors: R R Kopito, S B Weinstock, L E Freed, D M Murray, H Brunengraber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1982-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520381219