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Respiratory Distress Syndrome is caused by lack of _ which results in _ and is often seen in _
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lack of the surfactant DiPalmitoyl Lecithin (DPL) which prevents collapse of alveoli - collapsed lung, seen in premature babies (who aren't yet making DPL from sphingomyelin) and chemotherapy patients
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3 ways of regulating cholesterol levels in cells
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1. Cholesterol inhibits HMG CoA Reductase in cholesterol sythinesis 2. Activation of ACAT which esterifies cholesterol to cholesteryl ester 3. CHolesterol inhibits synthesis of LDL receptor
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what do PPAR's bind and what do they cause
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bind free fatty acids, causing upregulation of FA oxidation enzymes
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_ is inhibited by aspirin and does _
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Cyclooxygenases such as the one that converts arachadonic acid to to prostaglandin
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AA's that are only Ketogenic
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Leucine and Lysine
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