Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase: evidence for transcriptional regulation by cholesterol or metabolic products of cholesterol in the rat
Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase, the rate-determining enzyme in the bile acid biosynthesis pathway, is regulated in a negative feedback manner by hydrophobic bile salts returning to the liver via the portal circulation. The role of cholesterol in the regulation of cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1993-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520396759 |