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Bad cholesterol breaking really bad.

Abstract
In this issue of Blood, Chan et al have described mechanisms by which L5, the most electronegative of 5 recognized fractions of low density lipoprotein (LDL), activates both platelets and endothelium in a manner that supports thrombosis and could possibly produce ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI).
AuthorsTimothy C Nichols
JournalBlood (Blood) Vol. 122 Issue 22 Pg. 3551-3 (Nov 21 2013) ISSN: 1528-0020 [Electronic] United States
PMID24263954 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Comment)
Chemical References
  • Lipoproteins, LDL
Topics
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Lipoproteins, LDL (blood)
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction (blood)
  • Platelet Activation (physiology)
  • Platelet Aggregation (physiology)

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