Following digestion and absorption of dietary fat, TG and cholesterol are packaged to form chylomicrons in the epithelial cells of the intestines. Chylomicrons circulate through the intestinal ...

Low density lipoprotein (LDL) is one of several lipoprotein particles that transport cholesterol (a lipophilic molecule) through the aqueous environment of the blood. Other cholesterol carriers ...

Diabetes is associated with greatly increased CVD. Although many factors play a role in the accelerated atherosclerosis observed in diabetes, lipoprotein abnormalities are key contributors.