From Dietary Cholesterol to Blood Cholesterol

Cholesterol is indispensable for a proper functionality of human cells. A high blood cholesterol concentration is associated with development of cardiovascular disease. Dietary cholesterol intake and endogenous synthesis are the input fluxes of the whole body cholesterol pool. In the liver, cholesterol homeostasis is controlled via regulation of a large set of interactive fluxes: lipoprotein metabolism, cholesterol synthesis, bile acid formation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3036585125
• ISBN13: 9783036585123
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Mdpi AG
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"