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Adrenal-specific scavenger receptor BI deficiency induces glucocorticoid insufficiency and lowers plasma very-low-density and low-density lipoprotein levels in mice.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2013
Hoekstra Menno, van der Sluis Ronald J, Van Eck Miranda, Van Berkel Theo J C
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OBJECTIVE: We determined the physiological consequences of adrenocortical-specific deletion of scavenger receptor BI (SR-BI) function in C57BL/6 wild-type mice. METHODS AND RESULTS: One adrenal from 10-day-old SR-BI knockout (KO) mice or wild-type controls was transplanted under the renal capsule of adrenalectomized C57BL/6 recipient mice. The fasting plasma corticosterone level increased over time in...
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