Application of circular dichroism to lipoproteins: Structure, stability and remodeling of good and bad cholesterol

Circular Dichroism: Theory and Spectroscopy

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 175-215

  Gao, Xuan ^a   Jayaraman, Shobini ^a   Wally, Jeremiah ^a   Guha, Madhumita ^a   Lu, Mengxiao ^a   Atkinson, David ^a   Gursky, Olga ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; High density lipoprotein; Kinetic stability; Light scattering; Lipid lowering drugs; Low density lipoprotein; Turbidity; Very low density lipoprotein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866171997     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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