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The very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) receptor: characterization and functions as a peripheral lipoprotein receptor.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2004
Takahashi Sadao, Sakai Juro, Fujino Takahiro, Hattori Hiroaki, Zenimaru Yasuo, Suzuki Jinya, Miyamori Isamu, Yamamoto Tokuo T
Abstract excerpt
The very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) receptor is a member of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor family. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that VLDL receptor binds triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins but not LDL, and functions as a peripheral remnant lipoprotein receptor. VLDL receptor is expressed abundantly in fatty acid-active tissues (heart, skeletal muscle and fat), the brain and macrophages....
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