Metabolic response of Acylation Stimulating Protein to an oral fat load.

Acylation Stimulating Protein (ASP) is a small (mol wt 14,000), basic (pI 9.0) protein present in human plasma. When examined in vitro with normal human cultured skin fibroblasts and adipocytes, ASP appears to be the most potent stimulant of triglyceride synthesis yet described. In this study, a com...

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Main Authors: K Cianflone, H Vu, M Walsh, A Baldo, A Sniderman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1989-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520382298