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World J Hepatol. Jun 27, 2012; 4(6): 184-190
Published online Jun 27, 2012. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i6.184
Published online Jun 27, 2012. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i6.184
Regulation and deregulation of cholesterol homeostasis: The liver as a metabolic “power station”
Laura Trapani, Marco Segatto, Valentina Pallottini, Department of Biology, University Roma Tre, Viale Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Trapani R wrote the paragraphs: Cholesterol metabolism deregulation and age related hypercholesterolemia; Segatto M wrote the paragraphs: Pharmacological treatment of hypercholesterolemia and Novel hypocholesterolemic strategies: future perspectives; and Pallottini V coordinated all the work and wrote the paragraphs: Introduction, liver cholesterol metabolism and conclusion.
Correspondence to: Valentina Pallottini, Assistant Professor of Physiology, Department of Biology, University Roma Tre, Viale Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy. vpallott@uniroma3.it
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Received: November 4, 2011
Revised: June 21, 2012
Accepted: June 25, 2012
Published online: June 27, 2012
Revised: June 21, 2012
Accepted: June 25, 2012
Published online: June 27, 2012
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