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REVIEW OF CERTAIN RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS

RUSSELL M. WILDER, M.D., Ph.D.; DWIGHT L. WILBUR, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1938;61(2):297-365.

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DISORDERS OF FAT METABOLISM

Cholesterol Metabolism.

—Drs. Thannhauser and Magendantz¹ have given me permission to include in this section the following review of a paper of theirs to be published in the near future. Dr. Thannhauser and his associates are recognized as outstanding authorites on cholesterol metabolism, a subject which only recently, and to a great extent through their efforts, has become somewhat understandable. It now is well established that the nucleus of the sterols can be manufactured in the body, although it remains not definitely known in what cells or organs this synthesis is accomplished. It is suspected that it is accomplished in the liver; at least the value for cholesterol in the blood is lowered by hepatectomy. Nor is there knowledge as yet as to what raw material serves as the source of the sterol skeleton, other than that certain yeasts are able to make ergosterol from . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
ROCHESTER, MINN.; SAN FRANCISCO I. DISEASES OF METABOLISM By Dr. Wilder

From the Division of Medicine, the Mayo Clinic (Dr. Wilder), and the Stanford University School of Medicine (Dr. Wilbur).