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- noun biochemistry The
polypeptide part of aconjugated protein
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An apoprotein is the protein portion of a lipoprotein without the lipid portion.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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An apoprotein is the protein portion of a lipoprotein without the lipid portion.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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-- Lipoprotein (a), or Lp (a): Lp (a) is a substance that is made up of an LDL "bad cholesterol" part plus a protein (apoprotein a).
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-- Lipoprotein (a), or Lp (a): Lp (a) is a substance that is made up of an LDL "bad cholesterol" part plus a protein (apoprotein a).
Dr. Joseph Mercola: The Cholesterol Myth That Could Be Harming Your Health 2010
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A higher saturated fat intake was associated with a more favorable lipoprotein profile, including higher HDL, HDL2, and HDL3 cholesterol; higher apoprotein A-I; lower triacylglycerol concentrations; and a lower ratio of total cholesterol (TC) to HDL cholesterol (TC:HDL cholesterol).
More saturated fat nonsense | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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Abbreviated Lpa and called by most everyone “L-P-little-a,” this carrier molecule is a variant of LDL with an extra apoprotein A attached to it.
New study on L(p)a | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2005
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Lipoproteins consist of particles, each of which is a globule of lipid molecules surrounded by an apoprotein shell.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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Lipoproteins consist of particles, each of which is a globule of lipid molecules surrounded by an apoprotein shell.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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The oily core is shielded from the aqueous plasma by a coat composed of unesterified cholesterol, phospholipid and one large protein molecule, apoprotein B.
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The apoprotein B molecule moors the LDL to specific receptors on the cell surface - the LDL-receptor.
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