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A targeted mutation in the murine gene encoding the high density lipoprotein (HDL) receptor scavenger receptor class B type I reveals its key role in HDL metabolism.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 11 Nov 1997
Rigotti A, Trigatti B L, Penman M, Rayburn H, Herz J, Krieger M
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Plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL), which protects against atherosclerosis, is thought to remove cholesterol from peripheral tissues and to deliver cholesteryl esters via a selective uptake pathway to the liver (reverse cholesterol transport) and steroidogenic tissues (e.g., adrenal gland for...
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