Publications by authors named "Ashim K Bhattacharyya"

To study the metabolism of cholestanol in patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX), we measured the cholestanol absorption, the cholesterol and cholestanol turnover, and the tissue content of sterols in two patients. Cholestanol absorption was approximately 5.0%.

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In two long-term studies of dietary-cholesterol-induced atherosclerosis lesions in rhesus monkeys, we determined the fatty acid composition of cholesteryl esters in the arterial intima-media preparations. In the first study (2-year study) monkeys were fed an atherogenic diet for 2 years; in the second study, (5-year study), monkeys were fed the atherogenic diet for about 5.4 years.

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