Hormone and Metabolic Research, Table of Contents Horm Metab Res 1988; 20(1): 66DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010752 SHORT COMMUNICATIONS © Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart · New York Regional Variations in Cholesterol-Esterase Activity in Rat Adipocytes J. Raison, A. Basdevant, P. Ventadour, B. Guy-Grand Service de Médecine Interne et Nutrition, Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Summary Cholesterol esterase and lipoprotein lipase activities were examined in different fat depots in adult male rats. Both were significantly higher in the retroperitoneal and epididymal regions than in the subcutaneous abdominal depots. PDF (91 kb)