The ACAT2 gene encodes a gatekeeper of intestinal cholesterol absorption that regulates cholesterolemia and gallstone disease

Hepatology. 2001 Mar;33(3):760-1. doi: 10.1002/hep.510330335.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cholelithiasis / etiology
  • Cholelithiasis / physiopathology*
  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Cholesterol / metabolism*
  • Diet
  • Hypercholesterolemia / etiology
  • Immunity, Innate
  • Intestinal Absorption / physiology*
  • Isoenzymes / genetics*
  • Rats
  • Sterol O-Acyltransferase / genetics*

Substances

  • Isoenzymes
  • Cholesterol
  • Sterol O-Acyltransferase