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cholesterol import

Known as: cholesterol uptake 
The directed movement of cholesterol into a cell or organelle. [GOC:BHF, GOC:rl]
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2007
Review
2007
Macrophage-derived foam cells in atherosclerosis: lessons from murine models and implications for therapy.
Macrophage-derived foam cells play integral roles in all stages of atherosclerosis. These lipid-laden immune cells are present… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I Is Expressed in Cultured Keratinocytes and Epidermis
Cholesterol is a key lipid in the stratum corneum, where it is critical for permeability barrier homeostasis. The epidermis is an… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Hormonal regulation of steroidogenic enzyme expression in granulosa cells during the peri-ovulatory interval in monkeys.
Although progesterone plays an essential role in ovulation and the luteiniziation of the primate follicle, the expression of… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Transcriptional control mechanisms in the regulation of cholesterol balance.
The mechanisms that govern regulation of cholesterol metabolism in higher eukaryotic cells provide an example of how metabolic… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
ACTH control of cholesterol side-chain cleavage at adrenal mitochondrial cytochrome P-450scc. Regulation of intramitochondrial cholesterol transfer
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Type C Niemann-Pick disease. A parallel loss of regulatory responses in both the uptake and esterification of low density lipoprotein-derived cholesterol in cultured fibroblasts.
1980
1980
Influence of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase on cholesterol metabolism in hepatoma cells and hepatocytes.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Stimulation of esterified cholesterol accumulation in tissue culture cells exposed to high density lipoproteins enriched in free cholesterol.
Human high density lipoprotein enriched in free cholesterol was obtained by exposing the lipoprotein to lipid dispersions having… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Role of Pancreatic Cholesterol Esterase in the Uptake and Esterification of Cholesterol by Isolated Intestinal Cells 1
Summary Isolated intestinal mucosal cells from normal and common duct-cannu-lated rats have been prepared by collagen-ase… 
1973
1973
Cholesterol accumulation and content in regions with defined endothelial integrity in the normal rabbit aorta.
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