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cholesterol transport

The directed movement of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3-beta-ol, into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a… 
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Role of cholesterol in amyloid cascade: cholesterol‐dependent modulation of tau phosphorylation and mitochondrial function
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) alleles are important genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD), with the ɛ4 allele increasing… 
2006
2006
cAMP increases mitochondrial cholesterol transport through the induction of arachidonic acid release inside this organelle in Leydig cells
We have investigated the direct effect of arachidonic acid on cholesterol transport in intact cells or isolated mitochondria from… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Caveolin-1 Is Not Required for Murine Intestinal Cholesterol Transport*
Caveolin-1 (CAV1) is the structural protein of the filamentous coat that decorates the cytoplasmic surface of each caveola. Cell… 
2005
2005
BmStart1, a novel carotenoid-binding protein isoform from Bombyx mori, is orthologous to MLN64, a mammalian cholesterol transporter.
2004
2004
Effect of moderate alcohol consumption on parameters of reverse cholesterol transport in postmenopausal women.
BACKGROUND Alcohol consumption is associated with increased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. One of the main… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Hepatic cholesterol transport from plasma into bile: implications for gallstone disease
Purpose of review The transhepatic traffic of cholesterol from plasma lipoproteins into the bile is critical for overall… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
In Search of the Function of the Peripheral‐Type Benzodiazepine Receptor
The peripheral‐type benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) is a mitochondrial protein, involved in the regulation of cholesterol transport… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Trafficking of Cholesterol from Cell Bodies to Distal Axons in Niemann Pick C1-deficient Neurons*
Niemann Pick type C (NPC) disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. In cells lacking functional NPC1 protein… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Modulation of intrahepatic cholesterol trafficking: evidence by in vivo antisense treatment for the involvement of sterol carrier protein-2 in newly synthesized cholesterol transport into rat bile.
Biliary cholesterol represents one of the two major excretory pathways for sterol elimination from the body and plays a central… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Contribution of vesicular and micellar carriers to cholesterol transport in human bile.
A nonmicellar, bile salt-independent mode of cholesterol transport in human bile involving phospholipid vesicles was recently… 
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