Impaired biliary lipid secretion in obese Zucker rats: leptin promotes hepatic cholesterol...

Authors :: VanPatten, Sonya
Ranginani, Narasimha
Shefer, Sarah
Nguyen, Lien B.
Rossetti, Luciano
Cohen, David E.
Source :: American Journal of Physiology. Aug2001 Part 2 of 2, Vol. 281 Issue 2, pG393. 10p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 18 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Explores the effects of acute leptin administration on biliary cholesterol secretion using lean and obese Zucker rats. Correlation of leptin levels with gallstone prevalence; Association of human obesity with elevated plasma leptin levels; Analysis of biliary lipid secretion rates.

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