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cholesterol biosynthesis

Known as: biosynthesis cholesterol, cholesterol anabolism, cholesterol synthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the… 
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Review
1986
Review
1986
Atherosclerosis: an insulin-dependent disease?
Evidence is reviewed that dietary habits in industrially developed countries, especially an increased frequency of ingestion of… 
1977
1977
Regulation of hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase in rat leukocytes.
Methods were developed for the assay of hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase (NADPH) activity in microsomes from rat leukocytes… 
1974
1974
Restraint of cholesterol accumulation in tissue pools associated with drastic short-term lowering of serum cholesterol levels by clofibrate or cholestyramine in hypercholesterolemic swine.
In this study, young growing swine were made hypercholesterolemic (~300 mg/dl) by feeding milk and eggs for 7 wk. They were then… 
1973
1973
The rôle of cytochrome P-450 in cholesterol biosynthesis.
The rates of cholesterol biosynthesis were studied in rat liver microsomal preparations incubated with [14C]lanosterol in the… 
1972
1972
Effect of adrenalectomy on the diurnal variation of hepatic cholesterogenesis in the rat.
The diurnal variation in cholesterol synthesis exhibited by rat liver has been examined in fed, fasted, and adrenalectomized… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Cholesterol biosynthesis in transplantable hepatomas: evidence for impairment of uptake and storage of dietary cholesterol.
Cholesterol feeding inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis in normal but not in malignant liver tissue. It has been postulated that… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Sites of control of hepatic cholesterol biosynthesis.
An inhibition in the conversion of mevalonate to cholesterol has been demonstrated in liver of cholesterol-fed rats by both in… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Time of occurrence of changes in the liver's capacity to utilize acetate for fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis after fat feeding.
1959
1959
Effect of saturated and unsaturated fats on hepatic synthesis and biliary excretion of cholesterol by the rat.
In an attempt to elucidate the mechanisms by which saturated and unsaturated fats influence cholesterol metabolism, cholesterol… 
1954
1954
Utilization of branched chain acids in cholesterol synthesis.
Following the demonstration that acetic acid serves as a precursor in the biosynthesis of the steroids, considerable effort has…