Scavenger receptor BI facilitates hepatic very low density lipoprotein production in mice

Scavenger receptor BI facilitates hepatic very low density lipoprotein production in mice

Scavenger receptor BI (SR-BI) is a selective uptake receptor for HDL cholesterol but is also involved in the catabolism of apolipoprotein (apo)B-containing lipoproteins. However, plasma levels of apoB-containing lipoproteins increase following hepatic SR-BI overexpression, suggesting that SR-BI not...

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Main Authors: Harmen Wiersma, Niels Nijstad, Thomas Gautier, Jahangir Iqbal, Folkert Kuipers, M. Mahmood Hussain, Uwe J.F. Tietge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-03-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
triglycerides
cholesterol
liver
hepatocytes
labeling
high density lipoproteins
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520305125

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