Medical Definition of Apolipoproteins a

1. Lipoproteins found in human blood serum in the high-density and very-high-density lipoprotein fraction (hdl, vhdl). They consist of several different polypeptides, the most important of which are apolipoprotein a-I and a-II. They maintain the structural integrity of the hdl particles and are activators of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (lcat). Atherosclerotic patients show low apolipoprotein a levels and these apolipoproteins are either absent or present in extremely low plasma concentration in tangier disease. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apolipoproteins A

apograph
apograph
apographs
apohyal
Apoidea
apoinducer
apojove
apolar
apolar bond
apolar cell
apolar interaction
apolemia
apolipoprotein
apolipoprotein
apolipoproteins
apolipoproteins a (current term)
apolipoproteins b
apolipoproteins c
apolipoproteins e
apolipoprotein A-I
apolipoprotein A-II
apolipoprotein A-IV
apolipoprotein B
apolipoprotein B-100
apolipoprotein B-48
apolipoprotein C-I
apolipoprotein C-II
apolipoprotein C-III
apolipoprotein D
apolipoprotein E

Other Resources:

Search for Apolipoproteins a on Dictionary.com!Search for Apolipoproteins a on Thesaurus.com!Search for Apolipoproteins a on Google!Search for Apolipoproteins a on Wikipedia!

Search