Search for dissertations about: "Caroline Beck"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Caroline Beck.

2. 1. Assembly and Secretion of Atherogenic Lipoproteins

   Author : Caroline Beck; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : very low-density lipoprotein; ; apolipoprotein B100; ; B-cell receptor associated; microsomal triglyceride transfer protein; ; secretion; assembly;

   Abstract : The classical dyslipidemia seen in patients with type 2 diabetes is characterized by elevated serum triglycerides (TG), low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the appearance of small, dense low-density lipoproteins (LDL). It is now recognized that the different components of diabetic dyslipidemia are not isolated abnormalities but are closely linked to each other metabolically, and are initiated by the hepatic overproduction of large triglyceride-rich very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL1). READ MORE