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Pancreatic triglyceride lipase deficiency minimally affects dietary fat absorption but dramatically decreases dietary cholesterol absorption in mice.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 31 Oct 2003
Huggins Kevin W, Camarota Lisa M, Howles Philip N, Hui David Y
Abstract excerpt
This study generated pancreatic triglyceride lipase (PTL)-null mice to test the hypothesis that PTL-mediated hydrolysis of dietary triglyceride is necessary for efficient dietary cholesterol absorption. The PTL-/- mice grew normally and displayed similar body weight as their PTL+/+ littermates. P...
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