Karolinska Institutet
Bad cholesterol inhibits the breakdown of peripheral fat
Published in Cardiovascular Week, December 1st, 2008
The study, which is a collaboration of two research groups at Karolinska Institutet, is published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE. It shows that LDL cholesterol slows the rate of fat breakdown (i.e. lipolysis) in adipocytes, the peripheral cells responsible for fat storage. Previously, it has been known...
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