Reduction in the concentration and activity of plasma cholesteryl ester transfer protein by alcohol.
Plasma cholesteryl esters, synthesized within high density lipoproteins (HDL), may be transferred from HDL particles to other lipoproteins by plasma cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP). Alcohol consumption is associated with increased HDL cholesterol concentration and reduced plasma CETP activ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1992-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520414373 |