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Lipoproteins, HDL

"Lipoproteins, HDL" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

A class of lipoproteins of small size (4-13 nm) and dense (greater than 1.063 g/ml) particles. HDL lipoproteins, synthesized in the liver without a lipid core, accumulate cholesterol esters from peripheral tissues and transport them to the liver for re-utilization or elimination from the body (the reverse cholesterol transport). Their major protein component is APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I. HDL also shuttle APOLIPOPROTEINS C and APOLIPOPROTEINS E to and from triglyceride-rich lipoproteins during their catabolism. HDL plasma level has been inversely correlated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Lipoproteins, HDL" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Lipoproteins, HDL" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 341 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 29 publications in 2016
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