Cholesterol absorption and hepatic acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase activity play major roles in lipemic response to dietary cholesterol and fat in laboratory opossums.

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Partially inbred lines of laboratory opossums differ considerably in their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol responses to dietary cholesterol and fat. Genetic analysis suggested that a single major gene is responsible for the variation in LDL cholesterol on the high cholesterol and high fat (HCHF) diet. We measured cholesterol absorption and acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity in...

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