"Apolipoproteins D" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A glycoprotein component of HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS that transports small hydrophobic ligands including CHOLESTEROL and STEROLS. It occurs in the macromolecular complex with LECITHIN CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE. Apo D is expressed in and secreted from a variety of tissues such as liver, placenta, brain tissue and others.
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D053399
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.532.091.450 D12.776.070.400.450 D12.776.521.120.450
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Apolipoproteins D" by people in Profiles.
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Desai PP, Bunker CH, Ukoli FA, Kamboh MI. Genetic variation in the apolipoprotein D gene among African blacks and its significance in lipid metabolism. Atherosclerosis. 2002 Aug; 163(2):329-38.