High-density Lipoprotein, Lecithin: Cholesterol Acyltransferase, and Atherosclerosis

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 223-229

  Ossoli, Alice ^a   Pavanello, Chiara ^a   Calabresi, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase; Lipoproteins, HDL

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE STEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL ESTERIFICATION; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

EID: 84976612688     PISSN: 2093596X     EISSN: 20935978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3803/EnM.2016.31.2.223     Document Type: Review

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