Alpha-tocopherol acquisition by plasma lipoproteins and changes in lipoprotein profile after cardiac surgery
Alpha-tocopherol, the most abundant form of vitamin E in man, is transported in the circulation by plasma lipoproteins. It plays important roles, not only in preventing lipid peroxidation, but also in modulating several cell functions such as cell signaling and gene expression. While chylomicrons tr...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
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Universite Libre de Bruxelles
2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/216586 |