Micellar organization of lipid droplets in human atherosclerotic lesions.
Low-angle diffraction studies on lipid droplets from human atherosclerotic lesions showed 3 characteristic reflections at 96 A, 72 A and 36 A. These reflections could best be accounted for by the consideration of a lamellar model containing globular esterified cholesterol micelles (36 A) surrounded by globular micelles (45--46 A) composed of a phospholipid-cholesterol complex.
D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids; D008823:Micelles; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D008055:Lipids; D008823:Micelles