Distribution of human plasma PLTP mass and activity in hypo- and hyperalphalipoproteinemia

Plasma phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) plays an important role in lipoprotein metabolism and reverse cholesterol transport. We have recently reported that plasma PLTP concentration correlates positively with plasma HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) but not with PLTP activity in healthy subjects. We have...

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Main Authors: Tomoichiro Oka, Shizuya Yamashita, Takeshi Kujiraoka, Mayumi Ito, Makoto Nagano, Yukiko Sagehashi, Tohru Egashira, M. Nazeem Nanjee, Ken-ichi Hirano, Norman E. Miller, Yuji Matsuzawa, Hiroaki Hattori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2002-08-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520300559