Effect of fluid mechanical stresses and plasma constituents on aggregation of LDL

LDL aggregates when exposed to even moderate fluid mechanical stresses in the laboratory, yet its half-life in the circulation is 2–3 days, implying that little aggregation occurs. LDL may be protected from aggregation in vivo by components of plasma, or by a qualitative difference in flows. Previou...

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Main Authors: Roy M. Talbot, Jessica D. del Rio, Peter D. Weinberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520311743