Article
Hepatic lipase deficiency.
Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences - 1 Dec 1998
Connelly P W, Hegele R A
Abstract excerpt
Hepatic lipase (HL) is an enzyme that is made primarily by hepatocytes (and also found in adrenal gland and ovary) and hydrolyzes phospholipids and triglycerides of plasma lipoproteins. It is secreted and bound to the hepatocyte surface and readily released by heparin. It is a member of the lipase superfamily and is homologous to lipoprotein lipase and pancreatic lipase. The enzyme can be divided into an...
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