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7-dehydrocholesterol /7-de·hy·dro·cho·les·ter·ol/ (de-hi″dro-kŏ-les´ter-ol) a sterol present in skin which, on ultraviolet irradiation, produces vitamin D. activated 7-dehydrocholesterol cholecalciferol.
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Treatment with CPCA also resulted in
regulation of a number of genes in the cholesterol and fatty acid
pathways, including an upregulation of adipocyte lipid binding protein,
squalene epoxidase, 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase, and downregulation
of cholesterol hydroxylase 7 [alpha], lecithin-cholesterol
acyltransferase, fatty acid desaturase, fatty acid amide hydrolase, and
fatty acid binding proteins 1 and 7 (Table 3). |
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