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Apolipoproteins A MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Apolipoproteins A
Tree Number(s)
D10.532.091.200
D12.776.070.400.200
D12.776.521.120.200
Unique ID
D001054
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001054
Annotation
do not confuse with APOLIPOPROTEIN (A)
Scope Note
Structural proteins of the alpha-lipoproteins (HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS), including APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I and APOLIPOPROTEIN A-II. They can modulate the activity of LECITHIN CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE. These apolipoproteins are low in atherosclerotic patients. They are either absent or present in extremely low plasma concentration in TANGIER DISEASE.
Entry Term(s)
Apo-A
ApoA
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Apolipoproteins (1977-1984)
Public MeSH Note
85
History Note
85
Date Established
1985/01/01
Date of Entry
1984/05/25
Revision Date
2006/07/05
Apolipoproteins A Preferred
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