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low-density lipoprotein

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low-density lipoprotein [¦lō ‚den·səd·ē ‚lī·pō′prō‚tēn]
(biochemistry)
A lipoprotein containing more lipids than protein that transports cholesterol from the liver to various tissues throughout the body. Abbreviated LDL.


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Contrary to the accepted hypothesis positing downregulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) in humans, expression of the human APOE4 isoform combined with increased LDLR was harmful in genetically modified mice when red a high-fat Western diet, predicting important interactions between genotype/phenotype and exposure.
Most members of both groups initially had near-normal scores for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the harmful kind.
At the end of the study, the walnut group had significantly lower total cholesterol as well as lower low-density lipoprotein levels (LDL, the bad cholesterol) as compared to the regular Mediterranean diet.
 
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