Lipoprotein(a) isoforms display differences in affinity for plasminogen- like binding to human mononuclear cells

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2036-2043

  Kang, C ^a   Durlach, V ^b   Soulat, T ^a   Fournier, C ^a   Angles Cano E ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Apo(a) isoforms; Lipoprotein(a); Monocytes; Plasminogen

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; LIPOPROTEIN A;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0031455898     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.10.2036     Document Type: Article

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