Advances in Lipid Research, Volume 18 is a seven-chapter text that brings together significant research studies on atherosclerosis.
The opening chapter describes the pathological techniques in atherosclerosis research. The succeeding chapters deal with the influence of lipid-lowering drugs on bile acid metabolism and the cholesterol metabolism in ovarian tissue. Other chapters examine the principal role of sulfolipids and the influence of dietary linoleic acids on blood pressure regulation in rats. The closing chapters review the influence of nonnutritive fiber on lipid metabolism and the influence of fiber on lipid-associated diseases. These chapters also consider the techniques for polar lipid analysis.
This book will be of great value to lipid chemists, biochemists, and researchers.

List of ContributorsPrefaceTechniques in Pathology in Atherosclerosis Research I. Introduction II. Methods of Induction of Atherosclerosis III. Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis and Assessment of Lesions IV. Epidemiology V. Tissue Culture VI. Statistical Evaluation of Morphometric Results VII. Summary ReferencesEffects of Hypolipidemic Drugs on Bile Acid Metabolism in Man I. Introduction II. Absorbable Hypolipidemic Agents III. Nonabsorbable Hypolipidemic Agents ReferencesCholesterol Metabolism by Ovarian Tissue I. Introduction II. Where Does Ovarian Cholesterol Come From? III. Lipoprotein Metabolism by Ovarian Cells IV. Ovarian Cholesteryl Ester Metabolism V. Cholesterol Side Chain Cleavage VI. Do the Ovaries Secrete Cholesterol? VII. Compartmentalization of Ovarian Sterol Metabolism and Intracellular Sterol Transport VIII. A Model of the Regulation of Cholesterol Metabolism in the Rat Corpus Luteum ReferencesMetabolism of Sulfolipids in Mammalian Tissues I. Introduction II. Classification, Occurrence, and Turnover III. Biosynthesis of Sulfolipids IV. Desulfation of Sulfolipids V. Immunological Properties of Sulfolipids VI. Inherited Disorders of Sulfolipid Metabolism VII. Role of Sulfolipids in Mammalian Metabolism VIII. Summary and Conclusions ReferencesInfluence of Dietary Linoleic Acid Content on Blood Pressure Regulation in Salt-Loaded Rats (with Special Reference to the Prostaglandin System) I. Introduction II. Dependence of Blood Pressure on Dietary Linoleic Acid III. Significance of Dietary Sodium Chloride IV. Body Weight V. Fatty Acid Pattern in Tissue Lipids VI. Prostaglandin Metabolism VII. Influence on Blood Pressure of Prostaglandin Biosynthesis Inhibitors VIII. Sympathetic Nervous System IX. Kidney Function X. Vessel Reactivity XI. Conclusions ReferencesThe Role of Dietary Fiber in Lipid Metabolism I. Introduction II. Definition and Analysis III. Interactions in Lipid Metabolism IV. Involvement in Lipid-Associated Diseases V. Conclusions ReferencesCurrent Techniques of Extraction, Purification, and Preliminary Fractionation of Polar Lipids of Natural Origin I. Introduction II. Extraction of Lipids from Biological Material III. Purification of Extracted Lipids from Nonlipid Contaminants IV. Preliminary Fractionation of Total Polar Lipids V. Conclusion VI. Summary ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject IndexContents of Previous Volumes