Phenotype-dependent differences in apolipoprotein e metabolism and in cholesterol homeostasis in human monocyte-derived macrophages

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1670-1677

  Cullen, Paul ^a   Cignarella, Andrea ^a   Brennhausen, Beate ^a   Mohr, Susanne ^a   Assmann, Gerd ^a   Von Eckardstein, Arnold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; ApoE polymorphism; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol efflux; Human monocyte derived macrophages

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL; HEPARIN LYASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032522990     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119887     Document Type: Article

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