APOLIPOPROTEIN ( a ) : STRUCTURE AND BIOLOGY Angelo
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1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Properties of apo(a) 4. Biosynthesis 5. Assembly 6. Catabolism 7. LDL – unbound (apo(a) in biological fluids 8. Methods of isolation of free apo(a) 8.1. From plasma 8.2. From Lp(a) 8.3. Natural apo(a) as a biological reagent 9. Can apo(a) be formed in vivo as a dissociation product of Lp(a)? 10. Is the metabolic fate of apo(a) influenced by the lipoprotein particle it is attached to? 11. Is the linkage with apoB100-lipoproteins critical for the cardiovascular pathogenicity and physiology of apo(a)? 12. Closing comments and perspectives 13. Acknowledgments 14. References
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