title: [Lipoprotein (a)--structure, properties, physiologic and pathologic significance].
abstract: The data on the structure and the role of lipoprotein (a) were presented. It posses plasminogene and lipoproteins elements in its structure. Up to now it is not well known the physiological role of lipoprotein (a). There are many proofs in the literature that lipoprotein (a) is an independent coronary risk factor. It is also known as an acute phase protein.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Higieny Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu. eugenia@hyg.am.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Murawska-Ciałowicz
authors.forename: Adrianna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Popławska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D017270:Lipoprotein(a) / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D017270:Lipoprotein(a)