Article
Lipoprotein[a] in the chimpanezee: relationship of apo[a] phenotype to elevated plasma Lp[a] levels.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Feb 1994
Doucet C, Huby T, Chapman J, Thillet J
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have documented the presence of Lp[a] in nonhuman primates. However, data are lacking in great apes such as the chimpanzee. We have studied the quantitative distribution of Lp[a], as well as the frequency of apo[a] phenotypes, in a population of chimpanzees living in Gabon. Monocl...
Topics
- Animals
- Apolipoprotein A-I
- Apolipoprotein B-100
- Apolipoproteins B
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Humans
- Lipids
- Lipoprotein(a)
- Male
- Pan troglodytes
- Phenotype
- Reference Values
- Species Specificity
