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Apolipoproteins

Apolipoproteins

The protein components of lipoproteins which remain after the lipids to which the proteins are bound have been removed. They play an important role in lipid transport and metabolism.


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Active Transportation in the human body

... component that binds to the receptor. I can think of two examples right now. 1. Cholesterol travels in the blood complexed with proteins called apolipoproteins in lipoprotein particles(LDL, HDL etc). When a cell takes up cholesterol from the blood, it takes up the whole particle by receptor ...

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by MrMistery
Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:05 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Active Transportation in the human body
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