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• Transport of maternal cholesterol to the fetus is affected by maternal plasma cholesterol concentrations in the golden Syrian hamster.

  The fetus has a high requirement for cholesterol and synthesizes cholesterol at elevated rates. Recent studies suggest that fetal cholesterol also can…

  Authors: Katie T Burke, Perry L Colvin, Leslie Myatt, Gregory A Graf, Friedhelm Schroeder, Laura A Woollett

  Source: Journal of lipid research. 2009 Jun

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• Hepatic bile acid metabolism in the neonatal hamster: expansion of the bile acid pool parallels increased Cyp7a1 expression levels.

  Intraluminal concentrations of bile acids are low in newborn infants and increase rapidly after birth, at least partly owing to increased bile acid sy…

  Authors: Katie T Burke, Paul S Horn, Patrick Tso, James E Heubi, Laura A Woollett

  Source: American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology. 2009 Jul

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