Cholestenol is a sterol that has been found in the skins of rats.[1] It can be converted to cholesterol in mammals.[2] Delta-7-cholestenol is also known as lathosterol.
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- ^ Idler, D.R.; Baumann, C.A. (April 1, 1952). "Skin Sterols: Isolation of delta-cholestenol". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 195 (2): 623–628. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)55770-7. PMID 14946172. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ Frantz, Ivan D.; Davidson, Ann G.; Dulit, Elinor; Mobberley, Mary L. (September 1, 1959). "Conversion of delta-Cholestenol-H to Cholesterol by Rat Liver Homogenates and Cellular Fractions". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 234 (9): 2290–2294. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)69800-X. PMID 13824599. Retrieved 10 December 2016.