Lipid metabolism — Flashcards

What is the rate-limiting enzyme for cholesterol synthesis?_____

_____ bring the products of lipid digestion into contact with the intestinal brush border, where the lipid products diffuse across the luminal membrane

The theca cells and granulosa cells, together, synthesize _____

Can glucocorticosteroids still be produced if there is absence of cholesterol desmolase, 21-hydroxylase, 11-hydroxylase, or 3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase? _____

Abetalipoproteinemia is associated with malabsorption due to defective _____ formation, which requires apoB-48

Which androgen is associated with prostate growth? _____

Which androgen is the most potent?_____

One function of bile is excretion of _____

What is the mode of inheritance of type IIa familial dyslipidemia?_____

What % of plasma cholesterol is esterified by the enzyme LCAT? _____