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Cholesterol : its functions and metabolism in biology and medicine /

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Experts investigate the biochemical and biomedical aspects of cholesterol, addressing its metabolism in normal and disease states. They discuss a broad range of topics, including key steps in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway, and the role of cholesterol in cancer, atherosclerosis, and diseases o...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bittman, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1997]
Series:Sub-cellular biochemistry ; v. 28.
Subjects:
Cholesterol > metabolism.
Cholesterol > Metabolism.
Cholestérol > Métabolisme.
Stofwisseling.
Cholesterol.
Biosynthese.
Regelmechanismen.
Cholesterinstoffwechsel.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Cholesterin.
Biochemie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Experts investigate the biochemical and biomedical aspects of cholesterol, addressing its metabolism in normal and disease states. They discuss a broad range of topics, including key steps in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway, and the role of cholesterol in cancer, atherosclerosis, and diseases of the nervous system. The book's comprehensive coverage also includes the pathological consequences and potential therapies for various disease states, and the development of new anti-atherogenic drugs.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 548 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781461559016 (electronic bk.)
1461559014 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0306-0225 ;