Copper and gas-phase cigarette smoke inhibit plasma lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase activity by different mechanisms.
Cigarette smokers have reduced levels of plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL) compared to nonsmokers and are at risk of premature cardiovascular disease. Previous work from this laboratory has shown that exposure of human plasma to gas-phase cigarette smoke (CS) inhibited the activity of lecithin:c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1995-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520399090 |