Advances in Lipid Research

Preface

The Lipid Secretion of the Meibomian Glands

I. Introduction

II. Anatomy

III. Physiological Functions

IV. Analysis of Secretion

V. Physical Properties of the Secretion

VI. Clinical Aspects

VII. Conclusions

References

Lipids in Platelet Function: Platelet and Vascular Prostaglandins in Thromboembolic Disease

I. Introduction

II. Metabolism of AA in Platelets and in Vessel Walls

III. Replacement of AA in Membrane Phospholipids: Dietary Approaches to the Prevention of Thrombosis

IV. Conclusions

References

Sterol Carrier and Lipid Transfer Proteins

I. Introduction

II. Sterol Carrier Proteins

III. Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (FABP)

IV. Other Intracellular Lipid Transfer Proteins

References

Hypo- and Hyperresponders: Individual Differences in the Response of Serum Cholesterol Concentration to Changes in Diet

I. Summary

II. Introduction

III. Hypo- and Hyperresponsiveness to Dietary Cholesterol in Animals

IV. Hypo- and Hyperresponsiveness to Dietary Cholesterol in Humans

V. Hypo- and Hyperresponsiveness to Dietary Components Other than Cholesterol

VI. Serum Lipoproteins in Hypo- and Hyperresponders

VII. Metabolic Differences Between Hypo- and Hyperresponsiveness to Dietary Cholesterol

VIII. Miscellaneous Characteristics of Hypo- and Hyperresponders to Dietary Cholesterol

IX. Practical Considerations

References

The Role of Dietary Cholesterol in the Regulation of Human Body Cholesterol Metabolism

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References

Index

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