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Jan Sjövall is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, where their research contributions span the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their expertise includes specific subfields such as Surgery, Oncology, and Molecular Biology.

The primary topics of Jan Sjövall's research focus on cholesterol and lipid metabolism, drug transport and resistance mechanisms, as well as studies related to the Hedgehog signaling pathway.

Jan Sjövall has published in notable scientific journals, including:

  • The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

One of their recent papers is titled Bile acid biosynthesis in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome bypassing cholesterol: Potential importance of pathway intermediates, published in 2020 in The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Collaboration is evident in their work through frequent co-authors, which include:

  • Jonas Abdel-Khalik
  • Tom Hearn
  • Alison L. Dickson
  • Peter J. Crick
  • Eylan Yutuc

Best Publications

  • Characterization and measurement of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in rat brain.

    Colette Corpechot;Paul Robel;Magnus Axelson;Jan Sjovall

  • Docosahexaenoic Acid, a Ligand for the Retinoid X Receptor in Mouse Brain

    Alexander Mata de Urquiza;Suya Liu;Maria Sjöberg;Rolf H. Zetterström

  • Analysis of metabolic profiles of bile acids in urine using a lipophilic anion exchanger and computerized gas-liquid chromatorgaphy-mass spectrometry

    B Almé;A Bremmelgaard;J Sjövall;P Thomassen

  • Origin of lignans in mammals and identification of a precursor from plants

    M. Axelson;J. Sjövall;B. E. Gustafsson;K. D. R. Setchell

  • Pregnenolone and its sulfate ester in the rat brain

    Colette Corpéchot;Monique Synguelakis;Saliha Talha;Magnus Axelson

  • The isolation of prostaglandin F from sheep prostate glands.

    Sune Bergström;Jan Sjövall;S. Rundqvist;E. Varde

  • General methods for the analysis of metabolic profiles of bile acids and related compounds in feces.

    K. D. R. Setchell;A. M. Lawson;N. Tanida;J. Sjovall

  • Prostaglandins and Related Factors 15. THE STRUCTURES OF PROSTAGLANDIN E1, F1α, AND F1β

    Sune Bergström;R. Ryhage;Bengt Samuelsson;Jan Sjövall

  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids including docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acid bind to the retinoid X receptor alpha ligand-binding domain.

    Johan Lengqvist;Johan Lengqvist;Alexander Mata de Urquiza;Ann Charlotte Bergman;Timothy M. Willson

  • The structure of prostaglandin E F1 and F2.

    Bergstrom S;Ryhage R;Samuelsson B;Sjovall J

  • Identification of mono- and dihydroxy bile acids in human feces by gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.

    Peter Eneroth;Bruce Gordon;Ragnar Ryhage;Jan Sjövall

  • Familial giant cell hepatitis associated with synthesis of 3 beta, 7 alpha-dihydroxy-and 3 beta,7 alpha, 12 alpha-trihydroxy-5-cholenoic acids.

    P T Clayton;J V Leonard;A M Lawson;K D Setchell

  • Liquid-gel chromatography on lipophilic-hydrophobic Sephadex derivatives.

    J. Ellingboe;E. Nyström;J. Sjövall

  • Potential bile acid precursors in plasma—Possible indicators of biosynthetic pathways to cholic and chenodeoxycholic acids in man

    Magnus Axelson;Jan SjÖvall

  • The multicomponent analysis of conjugates of neutral steroids in urine by lipophilic ion exchange chromatography and computerised gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

    K.D.R. Setchell;B. Almé;M. Axelson;J. Sjövall

  • Bile acids: analysis in biological fluids and tissues.

    William J. Griffiths;Jan Sjövall

  • Importance of a Novel Oxidative Mechanism for Elimination of Intracellular Cholesterol in Humans

    Erik Lund;Olof Andersson;Jie Zhang;Amir Babiker

  • Bile acids and progesterone metabolites in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

    Humberto Reyes;Jan Sjövall

  • The isolation of prostaglandin

    S. Bergström;J. Sjövall;Alexander Pihl;K. E. Almin

  • On the turnover and excretory products of cholic and chenodeoxycholic acid in man.

    Henry Danielsson;Peter Eneroth;Kjell Hellström;Sven Lindstedt

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Griffiths
William J. Griffiths Swansea University
Jan-Åke Gustafsson
Jan-Åke Gustafsson University of Houston
Hanns-Ulrich Marschall
Hanns-Ulrich Marschall University of Gothenburg
Ingemar Björkhem
Ingemar Björkhem Karolinska University Hospital
Peter E. Clayton
Peter E. Clayton University of Manchester
Tomas Bergman
Tomas Bergman Karolinska Institute
Kenneth D. R. Setchell
Kenneth D. R. Setchell Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Thomas Perlmann
Thomas Perlmann Karolinska Institute
Ernest Arenas
Ernest Arenas Karolinska Institute

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