The biosynthesis, absorption, and origin of cholesterol and plant sterols in the Florida land crab.

In order to study the biosynthesis, composition, and origin of sterols in the Florida land crabs, Cardisoma guanhumi (Latreille), we fed 17 male crabs either a cholesterol-free or a high cholesterol diet for 2 to 7 weeks. The origin of sterols in these crabs, whether from biosynthesis or from the di...

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Main Authors: T S Douglass, W E Connor, D S Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1981-08-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752037334X