Horm Metab Res 1988; 20(1): 66
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010752
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Regional Variations in Cholesterol-Esterase Activity in Rat Adipocytes

J. Raison, A. Basdevant, P. Ventadour, B. Guy-Grand
  • Service de Médecine Interne et Nutrition, Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France
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1987

1987

Publication Date:
14 March 2008 (online)

Summary

Cholesterol esterase and lipoprotein lipase activities were examined in different fat depots in adult male rats. Both were significantly higher in the retroperitoneal and epididymal regions than in the subcutaneous abdominal depots.