Some aspects of sterol and steroid biosynthesis in the bovine corpus luteum

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University. The following pages are missing: 110, 136-137, 145, and 157.PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you.Some aspects of sterol and steroid biosynthesis were investigated to gain an insight into the control and regulatory mechanisms. In some of the initial experiments, LH was found to increase the incorporation of acetate-1-14C into DPS and cholesterol, suggesting that one of the sites of action of LH is before the formation of cholesterol. [TRUNCATED]2031-01-0