Lipoproteins : : From Bench to Bedside / / edited by Gerhard Kostner and Indumathi Chennamesetty.

• TeilnehmendeR: Kostner, Gerhard,; Chennamesetty, Indumathi,
• Place / Publishing House: Croatia : : IntechOpen,, 2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (164 pages) :; illustrations
• Other title: Lipoproteins; Lipoproteins - From Bench to Bedside
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9535154079; 9535121782
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Gerhard Kostner and Indumathi Chennamesetty.

In mammalian blood plasma there exist some 6 major lipoprotein classes. Under physiological conditions lipoproteins are certainly beneficial as they transport nutrients and steroids to numerous organs for further metabolism. On the other hand, under pathophysiological conditions most lipoprotein classes promote atherogenesis except of HDL that are considered to be anti-atherogenic. Lipoprotein research is a wide field comprising basic science, analytical methods and clinical investigations. Thus this issue does not raise the claim to give a comprehensive picture of the current knowledge, but rather focuses on specific questions related to animal models in lipoprotein research as well as features of the most atherogenic lipoprotein, Lp(a).