Sentences with phrase «of apoprotein»

The research confirmed that the stability of apoprotein is directly correlated with expression levels.

The plasma concentrations of apoproteins B - 100 and E, the two ligands for the LDL receptor, declined by more than 90 percent after cadmium treatment, but the concentration of another apoprotein, A-I, was unaffected.

The important role of apoproteins in transporting cholesterol in the blood has been documented6 and there has been an immense amount of research tying differences in apoproteins to a possible cause for heart disease.

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Samuel, a graduate student in the Department of BioSciences at Rice, said the heme - free form of myoglobin that she studied is called apoprotein or apomyoglobin.

Made of an LDL part plus a protein (apoprotein a), elevated Lp (a) levels are a very strong risk for heart disease.

Albumin normally constitutes about 60 % of human plasma protein and plays an important role in regulating blood volume by maintaining the oncoosmotic pressure of blood needed to avoid edema, and by serving as the carrier for hydrophobic molecules, including lipid soluble hormones, bile salts, unconjugated bilirubin, free fatty acids (apoprotein), calcium, ions (transferrin), and some drugs (e.g., warfarin, phenobutazone, clofibrate & phenytoin).

Lipoproteins include (1) apoproteins, combinations of essential and nonessential amino acids in varying amounts; (2) phospholipid, a fat - and water - soluble complex; and (3) fat.

These apoprotein carriers must be carefully constructed by the body out of the correct combination of essential and nonessential amino acids.