Use of cyclodextrins for manipulating cellular cholesterol content

Previous studies from this laboratory have demonstrated that exposure of tissue culture cells to cyclodextrins results in rapid cholesterol depletion. In the present study, we have developed experimental systems for using solutions of cyclodextrins, either 2-hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin or methyl...

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Main Authors: A E Christian, M P Haynes, M C Phillips, G H Rothblat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1997-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520349403