Normal cholesterol synthesis in human cells requires functional peroxisomes.

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Summary

The rate of cholesterol synthesis in cultured skin fibroblasts from 16 patients in whom deficiency of peroxisomes had been established strongly suggest that per oxisomes are essential for normal cholesterol synthesis for human fibroblast cell cultures.

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Published
1991-12-16
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Keywords

Peroxisome, Complementation, Cholesterol, Cholesterol synthesis, Fibroblast

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