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Liver, lipoproteins and disease: I. Biochemistry of lipoprotein metabolism
Author(s) -
KROON PAULUS A.,
POWELL ELIZABETH E.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1992.tb00965.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolism , plasma lipoprotein , disease , lipoprotein , liver disease , biochemistry , cholesterol , biology
Cholesterol is a structural component of biological membranes and an immediate precursor for steroid hormones and bile acids. The liver is central to the production and removal of cholesterol‐rich lipoproteins and bile acids. The basic biochemical aspects of hepatic lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism and how abnormalities in liver function impair these metabolic pathways are reviewed.