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Cholesterol ester transfer protein: a molecule with three faces?
Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences - 1 Dec 1998
Stevenson C G
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis continues to be a focus of intensive study. One of the more recent players in the atherosclerosis drama is cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP). CETP is primarily involved in lipid transfer between lipoproteins, for example, from high-density lipoproteins (HDL) to apo B-containing lipoproteins, but CETP has also been found to take up cholesterol directly from cells without...
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