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Crystal structure of a bacterial homologue of the bile acid sodium symporter ASBT

High cholesterol levels greatly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. By its conversion into bile acids, about 50% of cholesterol is eliminated from the body. However bile acids released from the bile duct are constantly recycled, being reabsorbed in the intestine via the Apical Sodium depend...

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Autores principales: Hu, Nien-Jen, Iwata, So, Cameron, Alexander D., Drew, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3198845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21976025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature10450