Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 6, 578-580, October 1965
Copyright © 1965 by Lipid Research, Inc.
Rapid method for determining free and esterified cholesterol in plasma extracts
Benjamin B. Zeitman
Physiology Branch, Environmental Biology Division, NASA, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
A method has been developed for the quantitative measurement of free and esterified cholesterol in extracts of rat plasma after separation by thin-layer chromatography. As little as 0.2 ml of plasma may be used in the determinations.
Supplementary key words cholesterol free esterified determination plasma rat thin-layer chromatography fluorometry
Submitted on February 15, 1965
Accepted on April 28, 1965