Cholesterolemia and pyrexy (author's transl)

Cholesterolemia and pyrexy (author's transl)

During pyretic diseases from any origin, total plasma cholesterol level decreases and its values are frequently below 1 g per liter. This observation could be expected because it conforms with the following theory : 1) cholesterol synthesis in an organism is proportional to consumed energy, 2) plasm...

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Published in:La semaine des hopitaux : organe fonde par l'Association d'enseignement medical des hopitaux de Paris Vol. 58; no. 13; p. 799
Main Authors: Rautureau, J, Gouffier, E, Butelet, J L, Férézou, J, Maugery, N, Chevallier, F
Format: Journal Article
Language:French
Published: France 01-04-1982
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Bacterial Infections - complications
Cholesterol - blood
Cholesterol - metabolism
Female
Fever - etiology
Fever - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:During pyretic diseases from any origin, total plasma cholesterol level decreases and its values are frequently below 1 g per liter. This observation could be expected because it conforms with the following theory : 1) cholesterol synthesis in an organism is proportional to consumed energy, 2) plasma cholesterol level is the lower as cholesterol synthesis is high.