901–87 Serum Cholesterol and Lipoprotein Concentrations in Black Bears

Serum Lipoprotein and Cholesterol Concentrations

A previous study indicated that Guatemalan Indians, both male and female, tended to maintain low levels of serum cholesterol throughout adulthood but that beta-lipoprotein fractions increased with age, as is usually the case in populations in the United States. To investigate whether race was of importance in this unexpected dissociation between these lipid fractions, a similar study was done w...

Serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations in hypo- and hyperthyroidism.

We studied alterations in the concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and of other lipid categories (total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides) in serum in hypo- and hyperthyroid states, and compared these findings with those of a control group. In the latter group the lipids showed an age-related increase i...

Serum High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

Relation between Abdominal Fat and Serum Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and Lipoprotein Concentrations in Chicken Breeds

This study was undertaken to investigate the relation between abdominal fat and serum biochemical indices in chicken. In the study, 120 chickens at 12 weeks of age from Anka and Rugao breeds were used. They were reared under the same environment and management. Blood samples were taken, the serum was harvested by centrifugation, and then the total cholesterol (TCH), triglycerides (TG), and high...

Effects of smoking on serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations and lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase activity.

Cigarette smoking is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The mechanism responsible for this association is still unknown. We measured the activity of lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT), a key factor in the esterification of plasma cholesterol and reverse cholesterol transport, and the levels of lipids and apolipoproteins in the serum of 27 cigarette smoking and 3...