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. 1956 Jan 1;103(1):49–56. doi: 10.1084/jem.103.1.49

REDUCTION OF EXCESS CHOLESTEROL IN THE RABBIT AORTA BY INHIBITION OF ENDOGENOUS CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS

George L Curran 1, Richard L Costello 1
PMCID: PMC2136554  PMID: 13278454

Abstract

Hepatic cholesterol synthesis in rabbits, as measured by the incorporation of C14-labelled acetate, was inhibited by addition of non-toxic amounts of vanadyl sulfate (0.05 per cent VOSO4·2H2O) to the diet. This diet reduced excess aortic cholesterol in cholesterol prefed rabbits when fed during the 6 weeks immediately following a 4 week period of cholesterol feeding.

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