Altered properties of high density lipoprotein subfractions in obese subjects
Human HDL are heterogeneous in their metabolism and comprise small, nascent pre-beta-HDL and more mature alpha-HDL. Evidence exists that pre-beta 1-HDL is the initial acceptor of cellular free cholesterol, which then transfers sequentially to other pre-beta species and then, after esterification, in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1997-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520372680 |