Cholesterol : its functions and metabolism in biology and medicine /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bittman, Robert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1997]
Series:Uage of science.
Sub-cellular biochemistry ; v. 28.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Signaling molecules derived from the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway
  • Coordinate regulation of cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase and HMG-CoA reductase in the liver
  • Polyprenyl diphosphate synthases
  • Antifungal sterol biosynthesis inhibitors
  • The Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome : a potentially fatal birth defect caused by a block in the last enzymatic step in cholesterol biosynthesis
  • Has nature designed the cholesterol side chain for optimal interaction with phospholipids
  • Cholesterol and myelin
  • Regulation of mitochondrial cholesterol metabolism
  • Lipoproteins and cellular cholesterol homeostasis
  • Cholesterol-sphingomyelin interactions in cells - effects on lipid metabolism
  • Mechanisms and (patho) physiological significance of biliary cholesterol secretion
  • Cholesterol deposition in atherosclerotic lesions
  • Cholesterol metabolism and tumor cell proliferation
  • Biological implications of the Niemann-Pick C mutation
  • Sitosterolemia
  • Cholesterol cytochemistry in cell biology and disease
  • Approaches for the design of novel anti-atherogenic compounds