cholesterol loading of diabetic rats is known to induce marked hyperlipoproteinaemia , and we have reported that enhancement of the activity of intestinal acyl-coa : cholesterol acyltransferase ( acat ) , one of the key enzymes involved in cholesterol absorption , might play an important role in the development of hypercholesterolaemia in these animals .
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cholesterol
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hypercholesterolaemia