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ABCA1 is essential for efficient basolateral cholesterol efflux during the absorption of dietary cholesterol in chickens.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 11 Apr 2003
Mulligan Jacob D, Flowers Matthew T, Tebon Angie, Bitgood J James, Wellington Cheryl, Hayden Michael R, Attie Alan D
Abstract excerpt
The ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) participates in the efflux of cholesterol from cells. It remains unclear whether ABCA1 functions to efflux cholesterol across the basolateral or apical membrane of the intestine. We used a chicken model of ABCA1 dysfunction, the Wisconsin hypoalpha mutant (WHAM) chicken, to address this issue. After an oral gavage of radioactive cholesterol, the percentage appearing...
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