Comparative plasma lipidome between human and cynomolgus monkey: are plasma polar lipids good biomarkers for diabetic monkeys?

BACKGROUND: Non-human primates (NHP) are now being considered as models for investigating human metabolic diseases including diabetes. Analyses of cholesterol and triglycerides in plasma derived from NHPs can easily be achieved using methods employed in humans. Information pertaining to other lipid...

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Main Authors: Guanghou Shui, Jeffrey William Stebbins, Buu Duyen Lam, Wei Fun Cheong, Sin Man Lam, Francine Gregoire, Jun Kusonoki, Markus R Wenk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3087804?pdf=render