Storage of vitamin A in extrahepatic stellate cells in normal rats

In mammals, vitamin A is primarily stored as retinyl esters in hepatic stellate cells under normal dietary intake of the vitamin. Previously, extrahepatic vitamin A-storing stellate cells have only been identified in animals maintained on a vitamin A-rich diet, and it has not been known whether thes...

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Main Authors: N E Nagy, K B Holven, N Roos, H Senoo, N Kojima, K R Norum, R Blomhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1997-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520372321