Glycosylation of serum HDL and LDL in rats given excess retinol
Bajpai, A.; Shukla, R.R.; Misra, U.K.
International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. Internationale Zeitschrift für Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal International de Vitaminologie et de Nutrition 51(1): 92-93
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9831 PMID: 7239802 Document Number: 180558
For 10 days male Wistar rats weighing 80 to 100 g were given 20 000 IU retinol in groundnut oil daily or groundnut oil alone. They were killed 30 min after they had been given [3H]galactose intraperitoneally. Incorporation of [3H]galactose into glycoproteins of liver, heart, lung and serum and into glycolipids of lung and serum was increased and into glycolipids of liver was decreased in rats given retinol. Retinol increased the incorporation of [3H]galactose into serum high-density lipoprotein but did not affect it in low-density lipoprotein.