CLINICAL RELATIONSHIPS OF BLOOD CHOLESTEROL WITH A SUMMARY OF OUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM
Authors: Lewis M. Hurxthal, Hazel M. Hunt
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Article1 December 1935CLINICAL RELATIONSHIPS OF BLOOD CHOLESTEROL WITH A SUMMARY OF OUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF CHOLESTEROL METABOLISMLEWIS M. HURXTHAL, M.D., F.A.C.P., HAZEL M. HUNT, A.B.LEWIS M. HURXTHAL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, HAZEL M. HUNT, A.B.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-6-717 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough much has been written about cholesterol, little is actually known of its metabolism. The amount in the blood and various organs is known, points of secretion and excretion have been located, and its various forms have been identified; yet its true function in the body is pretty much a mystery. 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