Dietary and genetic effects on LDL size measures in baboons.

doi:10.1161/01.atv.16.12.1448

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Dietary and genetic effects on LDL size measures in baboons.

Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Dec 1996

Singh A T, Rainwater D L, Kammerer C M, Sharp R M, Poushesh M, Shelledy W R, VandeBerg J L

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Genetic and dietary effects on LDL phenotypes, including predominant LDL particle diameter, LDL size distribution, and non-HDL cholesterol and apoB concentrations, were investigated in 150 pedigreed baboons that are members of 19 sire groups. Baboons were fed a sequence of three defined diets dif...

Topics

Animals
Dietary Fats
Female
Gene Expression Regulation
Genotype
Lipoproteins, LDL
Male
Papio
Phenotype
Sex Factors

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