title: Liver, lipoproteins and disease: I. Biochemistry of lipoprotein metabolism.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kroon
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008074:Lipoproteins; D002784:Cholesterol