Medical Definition of Apoprotein B100

1. An apolipoprotein found in LDL, VLDL, and IDL. The ligand for the LDL receptor; absent in certain types of abetalipoproteinaemia. Apolipoproteins are proteins on the surface of the lipoprotein complex that bind to specific enzymes or transport proteins across the cell membrane. The normal range is 40 to 125 mg/dl. Elevated levels may be seen in familial combined hyperlipidaemia and acquired hyperlipidaemia. Elevation may also be seen in cases of acute angina and myocardial infarction. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apoprotein B100

apoplasts
apoplectic
apoplectic cyst
apoplectic retinitis
apoplectical
apoplectically
apoplectiform
apoplectoid
apoplex
apoplexed
apoplexes
apoplexies
apoplexy
apopotosis
apoprotein
apoprotein B100 (current term)
apoprotein CII
apoproteins
apoptogenic
apoptoses
apoptosis
apoptosome
apoptosomes
apoptotic
aporepressor
aporesis
aporetic
aporetical
aporetically
aporia

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