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The vascular endothelial barrier — selective retention of lipoproteins
1 Oct 1996
Abstract excerpt
New experimental evidence in vivo suggests that, upon entrance into the arterial intima, IDL and VLDL become trapped at least to the same extent as LDL, and that lipoprotein(a) in normal arteries becomes trapped to the same extent as LDL. In the injured vessel, however, lipoprotein(a) seems to be trapped more than LDL. Further, new evidence also suggests that mildly oxidized LDL may circulate in plasma for a...
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