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Low-Density Lipoproteins

Known as: low density lipoprotein (LDL), Low density lipoprotein, beta-Lipoproteins 
A class of lipoproteins of small size (18-25 nm) and light (1.019-1.063 g/ml) particles with a core composed mainly of CHOLESTEROL ESTERS and smaller… 
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
High density lipoprotein (HDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) are cholesterol transport particles whose plasma concentrations… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
We employed homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells to produce mice lacking functional LDL receptor genes. Homozygous… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
  • J. Witztum
  • 1993
  • Corpus ID: 5717081
Overview of the concept ofoxidative modification ofLDL There can be no doubt now that there is a continuum of increasing risk for… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Evidence to support an important role of oxidative modification in mediating the atherogenicity of LDL continues to grow. New… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
It has been proposed that low density lipoprotein (LDL) must undergo oxidative modification before it can give rise to foam cells… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
The association of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) subclass patterns with coronary heart disease was investigated in a case-control… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Low density lipoprotein (LDL) incubated with cultured endothelial cells from rabbit aorta or human umbilical vein is altered in… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Resident mouse peritoneal macrophages were shown to take up and degrade acetylated (125)I-labeled low density lipoprotein ((125)I… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
We describe a simplified method for measuring high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in serum after very-low- and low-density…