On the possible use of the serum level of 7 alpha-hydroxycholesterol as a marker for increased activity of the cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase in humans
The possibility was investigated that the serum level of 7 alpha-hydroxycholesterol can be used as a marker for cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase activity. Six patients with gallstone disease were found to have a mean level of 7 alpha-hydroxycholesterol in serum of 30 +/- 4 ng/ml (mean +/- SEM) as mea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1987-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752038634X |