title: Epinephrine mediated increases in plasma cholesterol.
abstract: The effect of physiological elevations of plasma epinephrine levels on plasma cholesterol levels was studied in ten cynomolgus monkeys. Epinephrine was increased 5 days/week for 6 hr/day. After 2 weeks, the cholesterol levels increased on the average of 15 mg% (p less than 0.01).
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008252:Macaca fascicularis
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol; D004837:Epinephrine