Effects of wild type Serum Amyloid A1.1 and its derivative proteins on the cholesterol efflux activity

Serum Amyloid A (SAA) is known to be important in atherogenesis although the mechanisms are unclear. It is shown to promote cholesterol efflux activity of cells in several studies and may prevent atherosclerosis by promoting cholesterol efflux in foam cells of the atherosclerotic lesions. Therefore,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lim, Wan'e
Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15684