Relationship between High-Density Lipoprotein and C-reactive Protein in Patients with Atherosclerosis
Abstract Background and Objective: Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease mostly caused by oxidation of low density lipoproteins (LDLs) while High-density lipoproteins (HDLs) oppose atherosclerosis by inhibiting the oxidation of LDLs. Serum concentration of C- reactive protein (CRP) also increas...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Golestan University of Medical Sciences
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Medical Laboratory Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://mlj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-518-en.html |