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. 1970 Jan;116(1):79–82. doi: 10.1042/bj1160079

Metabolism of endogenous sterol ester by the superovulated rat ovary in vitro

A P F Flint 1,*, R M Denton 1
PMCID: PMC1185326  PMID: 5411429

Abstract

Sterol, glyceride and phospholipid were found to account for more than 90% (w/w) of the lipid extracted from whole superovulated rat ovaries. These lipids, together with non-esterified fatty acids, were assayed in slices of the tissue after incubation for various times. Whereas the concentrations of triglyceride, diglyceride and phospholipid did not change significantly during incubation, that of sterol ester markedly decreased and those of free sterol, monoglyceride and non-esterified fatty acid increased. Evidence is presented that in this tissue (in contrast with other mammalian tissues) the main endogenous substrate for respiration is fatty acid derived from sterol ester.

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