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Abstract

Biochemical analyses reveal that plasma contains over 600 structural forms of lipid molecules. This review summarizes known correlations between levels of lipid moieties and disease and describes potential therapeutic targets relevant to CVD, cancer, and neurologic disease.

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Title
The Human Plasma Lipidome
Author
Quehenberger Oswald; Dennis, Edward A 1 

 From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology (O.Q.) and the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Pharmacology (E.A.D.), School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla. 
Pages
1812-1823
Section
Review Article
Publication year
2011
Publication date
Nov 10, 2011
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
903218202
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.