Accession Number:

ADA067832

Title:

Serum Lipoproteins: Current Concepts of Metabolism and Relationship to Hyperlipidemias.

Descriptive Note:

Interim rept. Jan 78-Jan 79,

Corporate Author:

SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE BROOKS AFB TEX

Personal Author(s):

• Clark,Dale A.

Report Date:

1979-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

17.0

Abstract:

This review summarizes current 1978 understanding of the interconversions of serum lipoproteins and the hyperlipoproteinemias associated with failure at specific points in the sequence. The different roles played by the low- and high-density lipoproteins in the transportation of cholesterol through the serum to and from peripheral tissues are discussed. Possible mechanisms for the effect of high-density lipoproteins in protecting against atherosclerosis are reviewed. Levels of various serum lipids and lipoproteins can be useful indicators of the causative metabolic defects or dietary problems associated with hyperlipidemias. Author

Descriptors:

• *LIPOPROTEINS
• METABOLISM
• CHOLESTEROL
• BLOOD SERUM
• PHOSPHOLIPIDS
• SERUM PROTEINS

Subject Categories:

• Biochemistry

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE