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Beyond the CNS: The many peripheral roles of APOE.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 May 2020
Martínez-Martínez Ana B, Torres-Perez Elena, Devanney Nicholas, Del Moral Raquel, Johnson Lance A, Arbones-Mainar Jose M
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a multifunctional protein synthesized and secreted by multiple mammalian tissues. Although hepatocytes contribute about 75% of the peripheral pool, APOE can also be expressed in adipose tissue, the kidney, and the adrenal glands, among other tissues. High levels of APOE production also occur in the brain, where it is primarily synthesized by glia, and peripheral and brain APOE pools are...
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