Cholesterol in pleural exudates depends mainly on increased capillary permeability.
Valdés
Luis
L
Pulmonology Department, University Clinical Hospital Complex, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain. luis.valdes.cuadrado@sergas.es
San-José
Esther
E
Estévez
Juan Carlos
JC
González-Barcala
Francisco Javier
FJ
Alvarez-Dobaño
José Manuel
JM
Golpe
Antonio
A
Valle
José Manuel
JM
Penela
Pedro
P
Vizcaíno
Luis
L
Pose
Antonio
A
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D002199:Capillary Permeability / Q000502:physiology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*
D001053:Apolipoproteins; D002784:Cholesterol