High Density Lipoproteins : From Biological Understanding to Clinical Exploitation / edited by Arnold von Eckardstein, Dimitris Kardassis.

Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed. 2015.
Published/​Created
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 694 pages) : colour illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

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Editor
Series
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ; 224 [More in this series]
Restrictions note
Open Access
Summary note
In this Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology on “High Density Lipoproteins – from biological understanding to clinical exploitation” contributing authors (members of COST Action BM0904/HDLnet) summarize in more than 20 chapters our current knowledge on the structure, function, metabolism and regulation of HDL in health and several diseases as well as the status of past and ongoing attempts of therapeutic exploitation. The book is of interest to researchers in academia and industry focusing on lipoprotein metabolism, cardiovascular diseases and immunology as well as clinical pharmacologists, cardiologists, diabetologists, nephrologists and other clinicians interested in metabolic or inflammatory diseases.
Notes
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Language note
English
Contents
  • Preface
  • Part 1. Physiology of HDL
  • Part 2. Pathology of HDL
  • Part 3. Possible Indications and Target Mechanisms of HDL Therapy
  • Part 4. Treatments for Dyslipidemias and Dysfunction of HDL.
ISBN
3-319-09665-6
OCLC
899508284
Doi
  • 10.1007/978-3-319-09665-0
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