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GPIHBP1: an endothelial cell molecule important for the lipolytic processing of chylomicrons.
Current opinion in lipidology - 1 Aug 2007
Young Stephen G, Davies Brandon S J, Fong Loren G, Gin Peter, Weinstein Michael M, Bensadoun André, Beigneux Anne P
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To summarize recent data indicating that glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored high density lipoprotein-binding protein 1 (GPIHBP1) plays a key role in the lipolytic processing of chylomicrons. RECENT FINDINGS: Lipoprotein lipase hydrolyses triglycerides in chylomicrons at the luminal surface of the capillaries in heart, adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle. The endothelial cell molecule that...
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