Regional variations in cholesterol-esterase activity in rat adipocytes.
Cholesterol esterase and lipoprotein lipase activities were examined in different fat depots in adult male rats. Both were significantly higher in the retroperitoneal and epididymal regions than in the subcutaneous abdominal depots.
Raison
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Service de Médecine Interne et Nutrition, Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France.
Basdevant
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Ventadour
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Guy-Grand
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000201:enzymology*; D000818:Animals; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000032:analysis*; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D009928:Organ Specificity; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D002787:Sterol Esterase / Q000032:analysis*
D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; D002787:Sterol Esterase; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase