Oxidized cholesterol in the diet is a source of oxidized lipoproteins in human serum

The aim of this study was to determine in humans whether oxidized cholesterol in the diet is absorbed and contributes to the pool of oxidized lipids in circulating lipoproteins. When a meal containing 400 mg cholestan-5α,6α-epoxy-3β-ol (α-epoxy cholesterol) was fed to six controls and three subjects...

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Main Authors: Ilona Staprans, Xian-Mang Pan, Joseph H. Rapp, Kenneth R. Feingold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520311603