Advances in lipid research
By: edited by Rodolfo Paoletti, David Kritchevsky
Series: Advances in Lipid Research -- v. 18; Advances in Lipid Research
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781483215402; 9780120249183
Subjects: Lipids; SCIENCE; Life Sciences; Biochemistry
Other titles: 1981.
Description: Advances in Lipid Research.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Advances in Lipid Research; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; Chapter 1. Techniques in Pathology in Atherosclerosis Research; I. Introduction; II. Methods of Induction of Atherosclerosis; III. Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis and Assessment of Lesions; IV. Epidemiology; V. Tissue Culture; VI. Statistical Evaluation of Morphometric Results; VII. Summary; References; Chapter 2. Effects of Hypolipidemic Drugs on Bile Acid Metabolism in Man; I. Introduction; II. Absorbable Hypolipidemic Agents; III. Nonabsorbable Hypolipidemic Agents; References.; title: Chapter 3. Cholesterol Metabolism by Ovarian TissueI. Introduction; II. Where Does Ovarian Cholesterol Come From?; III. Lipoprotein Metabolism by Ovarian Cells; IV. Ovarian Cholesteryl Ester Metabolism; V. Cholesterol Side Chain Cleavage; VI. Do the Ovaries Secrete Cholesterol?; VII. Compartmentalization of Ovarian Sterol Metabolism and Intracellular Sterol Transport; VIII. A Model of the Regulation of Cholesterol Metabolism in the Rat Corpus Luteum; References; Chapter 4. Metabolism of Sulfolipids in Mammalian Tissues; I. Introduction; II. Classification, Occurrence, and Turnover.; title: III. Biosynthesis of SulfolipidsIV. Desulfation of Sulfolipids; V. Immunological Properties of Sulfolipids; VI. Inherited Disorders of Sulfolipid Metabolism; VII. Role of Sulfolipids in Mammalian Metabolism; VIII. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Influence of Dietary Linoleic Acid Content on Blood Pressure Regulation in Salt-Loaded Rats (with Special Reference to the Prostaglandin System); I. Introduction; II. Dependence of Blood Pressure on Dietary Linoleic Acid; III. Significance of Dietary Sodium Chloride; IV. Body Weight; V. Fatty Acid Pattern in Tissue Lipids.; title: VI. Prostaglandin MetabolismVII. Influence on Blood Pressure of Prostaglandin Biosynthesis Inhibitors; VIII. Sympathetic Nervous System; IX. Kidney Function; X. Vessel Reactivity; XI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. The Role of Dietary Fiber in Lipid Metabolism; I. Introduction; II. Definition and Analysis; III. Interactions in Lipid Metabolism; IV. Involvement in Lipid-Associated Diseases; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Current Techniques of Extraction, Purification, and Preliminary Fractionation of Polar Lipids of Natural Origin; I. Introduction.; title: II. Extraction of Lipids from Biological MaterialIII. Purification of Extracted Lipids from Nonlipid Contaminants; IV. Preliminary Fractionation of Total Polar Lipids; V. Conclusion; VI. Summary; References; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX; CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES.