Liver, lipoproteins and disease: I. Biochemistry of lipoprotein metabolism.
Cholesterol is a structural component of biological membranes and an immediate precursor for steroid hormones and bile acids. The liver is central to the production and removal of cholesterol-rich lipoproteins and bile acids. The basic biochemical aspects of hepatic lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism and how abnormalities in liver function impair these metabolic pathways are reviewed.
Kroon
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Department of Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia.
Powell
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D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000378:metabolism
D008074:Lipoproteins; D002784:Cholesterol