Effect of homocysteine on copper ion-catalyzed, azo compound-initiated, and mononuclear cell-mediated oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein.

Homocysteine is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The mechanisms by which elevated plasma concentrations of homocysteine are related to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis are not fully understood. To examine whether homocysteine is implicated in atherogenesis through the modif...

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Main Authors: B Halvorsen, I Brude, C A Drevon, J Nysom, L Ose, E N Christiansen, M S Nenseter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1996-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520391410

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