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PubMed2007

Uptake characteristics of liposomes by rat alveolar macrophages: influence of particle size and surface mannose modification.

The influence of particle size and surface mannose modification on the uptake of liposomes by alveolar macrophages (AMs) was investigated in-vitro and in-vivo. Non-modified liposomes of five different particle sizes (100, 200, 400, 1000 and 2000 nm) and mannosylated liposomes with 4-aminophenyl-alpha-D-mannopyranoside (particle size 1000 nm) were prepared, and the uptake characteristics by rat AMs in-vitro and in-vivo were examined. The uptake of non-modified liposomes by rat AMs in-vitro increased with an increase in particle size over the range of 100-1000 nm, and became constant at over 1000 nm. The uptake of non-modified liposomes by AMs after pulmonary administration to rats in-vivo increased with an increase in particle size in the range 100-2000 nm. The uptake of mannosylated liposomes (particle size 1000 nm) by rat AMs both in-vitro and in-vivo was significantly greater than that of non-modified liposomes (particle size 1000 nm). The results indicate that the uptake of liposomes by rat AMs is dependent on particle size and is increased by surface mannose modification.

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PubMed2006

Metal release from stainless steel particles in vitro-influence of particle size.

Human inhalation of airborne metallic particles is important for health risk assessment. To study interactions between metallic particles and the human body, metal release measurements of stainless steel powder particles were performed in two synthetic biological media simulating lung-like environments. Particle size and media strongly influence the metal release process. The release rate of Fe is enhanced compared with Cr and Ni. In artificial lysosomal fluid (ALF, pH 4.5), the accumulated amounts of released metal per particle loading increase drastically with decreasing particle size. The release rate of Fe per unit surface area increases with decreasing particle size. Compared with massive sheet metal, fine powder particles (<4 microm) show similar release rates of Cr and Ni, but a higher release rate of Fe. Release rates in Gamble's solution (pH 7.4), for all powders investigated, are significantly lower compared to ALF. No clear trend is seen related to particle size in Gamble's solution.

Chromium↗

PubMed1991

Nominal response of passage rates to fiber particle size in rats.

The influence of wheat bran particle size on the rate of passage of digesta through the rat gut was investigated. Small and large particle size wheat bran-supplemented diets were used in combination with the particulate digestion marker chromium mordanted bran (CrMB) and the soluble digestion marker cobalt-EDTA (Co EDTA). The particle size of CrMB did not significantly affect the estimates of marker residence halftime (t 1/2), mean retention time or transit time, when administered to animals fed a large particle bran diet. Utilization of different particle size bran diets and a common small particle CrMB marker tended to result in a longer t 1/2 and mean retention time in the smaller particle bran diet. Therefore, the selection of dietary particle size, but not CrMB particle size, tended to influence the estimates of t 1/2 and mean retention time. Similarly, the Co EDTA t 1/2, mean retention time and transit time tended to be longer in small particle bran-fed animals than in large particle bran-fed animals. In some comparisons the mean retention time of Co EDTA was significantly less (P less than 0.05) than that of CrMB, indicating that preferential retention of particles relative to solutes can occur in rats. Nevertheless, the overall movement of the liquid and particles largely corresponded.

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PubMed2006

Accuracy of the ratio of triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol for predicting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol particle sizes, phenotype B, and particle concentrations among Asian Indians.

Asian Indians have unusually high rates of coronary artery disease. Small low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle predominance (phenotype B) is associated with a fourfold atherogenic risk. This study examined the accuracy of a triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) ratio of > or =3.8 (determined from the Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines, normal triglycerides <150 mg/dl and HDL >40 mg/dl) for predicting phenotype B in Asian Indians. Fasting blood samples were collected from 150 healthy Asian Indians. LDL size analysis was performed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratio correlated inversely with the LDL size and positively with the particle concentration. A triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratio of > or =3.8 had 76% sensitivity, 93% specificity, and 83% positive and 89% negative predictive values for predicting phenotype B.

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PubMed2002

Protein spray freeze drying. 2. Effect of formulation variables on particle size and stability.

Spray freeze drying produces protein particles suitable for microencapsulation into polymeric microspheres intended for sustained release. Accessibility of encapsulated protein particles to the microsphere surface increases as the protein particle size is increased. Thus, it is desirable that the encapsulated protein particle size be minimized to limit initial release. We have investigated the effect of formulation on spray freeze-dried bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a model protein. Atomization conditions were fixed such that in the absence of excipient, the particle size of the sonicated powder was submicron, and there was substantial protein degradation (loss of monomer). Addition of low concentrations of surfactants (up to the CMC) or mannitol (up to the point where it tended to crystallize upon dehydration) resulted in partial stabilization without impacting particle size. Trehalose was successful in stabilizing the protein; however, there was a marked increase in particle size at the highest levels tested. Ammonium sulfate provided partial stabilization, but also tended to form crystals and increase particle size. FTIR measurements showed a loss of native secondary structure upon spray freeze drying that was ameliorated by addition of trehalose. Other excipients did not prevent structural perturbations. In general, stabilization of spray freeze-dried BSA was related to lowering of the specific surface area in the powder. A balance must be achieved when spray freeze drying proteins intended for encapsulation in sustained-release systems.

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PubMed1984

Airborne ragweed allergens: association with various particle sizes and short ragweed plant parts.

These investigations were undertaken to size airborne particles by use of a high-volume sampler and to measure the short ragweed allergen activity of airborne particles of different sizes. We found both in vitro and in vivo short ragweed allergen activity in particles of all size ranges including greater than 6, 3 to 6, 1.8 to 3, 1 to 1.8, and 0.3 to 1.0 micron in diameter. Furthermore, we investigated various parts of the short ragweed plant as possible sources of allergen. Plant parts collected before, during, and after the pollination season demonstrated significant in vitro and in vivo allergen activities. We demonstrated allergen activity in various plant parts, especially the inflorescence, as late as November 30. Appreciable ragweed allergenic activity was also associated with particles less than 1 micron in diameter. Collectively, these observations suggest persistent ragweed plant debris in different sized particles as a source of allergen in the air before and after the ragweed pollination season. This may contribute to out-of-season symptoms observed in highly ragweed-sensitive individuals.

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PubMed1997

High density lipoprotein particle size restriction in apolipoprotein A-I(Milano) transgenic mice.

Human carriers of apolipoprotein A-I(Milano) (Arg173 --> Cys substitution in apolipoprotein A-I) are characterized by an HDL deficiency in which small, dense HDL accumulate in plasma. Because affected individuals are heterozygous for this mutation, the full impact of apolipoprotein A-I(Milano) (apoA-I(Milano)) on HDL-cholesterol metabolism is unknown. In this study, apoA-I(Milano) transgenic mice were used to evaluate the extent of apoA-I(Milano) dimerization and HDL particle size restriction in the absence of wild-type apoA-I. Murine apoA-I knockout mice were utilized to express apoA-I(Milano) and human apoA-II in the presence of wild-type, human apoA-I (apoA-IMilano/A-Iwt/A-II) and in its absence (apoA-IMilano/A-II). Plasma HDL-cholesterol concentrations were similar (30 mg/dl) in both lines of apoA-I(Milano) transgenic mice. In the apoA-IMilano/A-Iwt/A-II phenotype, 14% of the apoA-I(Milano) formed homodimers and 33% formed heterodimers with apoA-II. ApoA-I(Milano) homodimers increased by 71% in the apoA-IMilano/A-II transgenics and was associated with an abundance of small, 7.6-nm HDL3-sized particles compared to the 9.5, 8.3, and 7.6-nm-sized particles in apoA-IMilano/A-Iwt/A-II mice. The unesterified cholesterol/cholesteryl ester mole ratio of HDL was elevated by 45% in apoA-IMilano/A-Iwt/A-II mice and by 90% in apoA-IMilano/A-II transgenics compared to wild-type (human apoA-I/A-II). Both apoA-I(Milano) transgenics possessed normal levels of plasma LCAT activity, but endogenous cholesterol esterification rates were reduced by 50% compared to controls. Thus, HDL particle size restriction was not the result of impaired LCAT activation; rather, dimerization of apoA-I(Milano) limited the esterification of cholesterol on endogenous HDL. In the absence of wild-type apoA-I, the more extensive dimerization of apoA-I(Milano) severely limited cholesteryl ester accumulation on plasma HDL accounting for the abundance of small, 7.6-nm HDL3 particles in apoA-IMilano/A-II mice.

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PubMed2001

The response of broilers to the feeding of mash or pelleted diets containing maize of varying particle sizes.

1. The effects of maize particle size and steam pelleting on growth and nutrient utilisation were studied with broiler chicks. 2. The presence or absence of 10 microg/kg of 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol in diets adequate or deficient in phosphorus was also investigated. Food efficiency was superior with the fine maize diets but calcium retention and phytate phosphorus retention were greatest with the coarse maize diets. Pelleting improved food efficiency and growth in both experiments while phytate phosphorus utilisation was decreased. 3. Addition of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol to the diet increased 16-d body weight, bone ash, plasma dialysable phosphorus and retentions of total phosphorus and phytate phosphorus while decreasing phosphorus deficiency rickets and tibial dyschondroplasia. 4. There were significant interactions between maize particle size and food form. The improvement in calcium retention observed with the coarse maize diets was reduced when the diets were pelleted. When fed as a mash, coarse maize diets resulted in increased plasma dialysable phosphorus levels but when the diet was pelleted this response was eliminated. 5. There was also a significant interaction between particle size and phosphorus concentration in that chicks given diets deficient in phosphorus had improved bone ash when fed coarse maize as compared to fine maize. However, this response was eliminated when the diets were adequate in phosphorus. 6. In one experiment, fine maize diets had higher metabolisable energy values and there was a significant interaction between maize particle size and food form as pelleting improved the metabolisable energy value of coarse maize diets but not fine maize diets. In another experiment only pelleting of the factors studied improved the metabolisable energy value of the diets.

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PubMedDate not supplied

Itraconazole suspension for intravenous injection: determination of the real component of complete refractive index for particle sizing by static light scattering.

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of real refractive indices, using different itraconazole suspensions, on the associated particle size distributions. Instrumental particle size measurement remains the practical option for determining the particle size distribution of a suspension. In this study, the suspension particle size distribution was measured by static light scattering, which requires knowledge of both the real and imaginary components of the complete refractive index. The real refractive indices of micronized itraconazole raw material, as well as vacuum-dried itraconazole suspension samples obtained from different formulations, polymorphs, manufacturing methods and particle size distributions, were determined using the Becke line method. Identical samples were analyzed by two contract laboratories in order to assess consistency. For the static light scattering equipment used in this study, the complete relative refractive index (RRI = n(particte) / n(dispersant) - ik) input required for software calculation is denoted by a refractive index kernel (RRI input) comprising a relative real component and an imaginary component. The reported real refractive indices for the itraconazole raw material as well as vacuum dried itraconazole suspension samples were different, ranging from 1.608 to 1.65 (selected kernel range of 120A010I to 124A010I). The imaginary component of itraconazole suspension was determined in a previous study to be 010I. The average real refractive index was calculated to be 1.62 (122A010I). The particle size distributions obtained using 120A010I and 124A010I were in good agreement with one generated using 122A010I. Therefore, itraconazole suspensions that were produced using different manufacturing methods/formulations or exhibited different particle size distributions/polymorphic forms may use 122A010I in determining particle size distribution. The particle size distributions determined using RRI input outside the range of 120A010I to 124A010I may not be reliable. However, it is recommended that similar investigations be conducted for other drug suspensions on a case-by-case basis.

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PubMed1993

Influence of forage species and diet particle size on the passage of digesta and nylon particles from the reticulorumen of steers.

To assess factors that influence the passage of digesta from the reticulorumen, ruminally fistulated steers (387 kg) were fed to appetite in a 4 x 4 Latin square design either orchardgrass (OG) (Dactylis glomerata L.) or switchgrass (SG) (Panicum virgatum L.) hays. The two hays were fed in either the long form or ground to pass a 2-cm screen. Steers fed OG diets had greater DMI (P < .05) than steers fed SG diets (11.7 vs 10.4 kg/d respectively). Particle size of ruminal digesta and feces determined by wet sieving was greater (P < .05) for the OG and long hay diets than for the SG and ground diets. Particle size of digesta collected from the anterior dorsal sac and anterior ventral sac of the rumen and from the reticulum did not vary (P > .25) with site. Conversely, ruminal concentrations of 1-mm nylon particles tended (P = .11) to be greater in the lower strata of the reticulorumen at 12 and 24 h after dosing. Neither a site effect nor a site x time-after-dosing interaction (P > .75) was observed for the 3- or 5-mm nylon particles, suggesting that a sorting process independent of specific gravity occurs in the rumen for smaller particles (before the reticulomasal orifice). Passage rate of the 1-mm nylon particles from the reticulorumen was greater (P < .01) for animals fed the SG than for those fed the OG diets, whereas for the 5-mm particles, passage rate was greater for the OG diets.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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PubMed2005

The impact of geometric and surface electronic properties of pt-catalysts on the particle size effect in electrocatalysis.

The particle size effect on the formation of OH adlayer, the CO bulk oxidation, and the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) have been studied on Pt nanoparticles in perchloric acid electrolyte. From measurements of the CO displacement charge at controlled potential, the corresponding surface charge density versus potential curves yielded the potentials of total zero charge (pztc), which shifts approximately 35 mV negative by decreasing the particle size from 30 nm down to 1 nm. As a consequence, the energy of adsorption of OH is more enhanced, that is, at the same potential the surface coverage with OH increases by decreasing the particle size, which in turn affects the catalytic reactions thereon. The impact of the electronically induced potential shift in the OH adsorption is demonstrated at the CO bulk oxidation, in which adsorbed OH is an educt species and promotes the reaction, and the ORR, where it can act as a surface site blocking species and inhibits the reaction.

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PubMed2001

Technical note: use of laser diffraction for particle size distribution measurements in duodenal digesta.

Duodenal samples from three lactating cows were used to measure the particle size distribution by wet sieving and by laser diffraction (LD). The median particle size was calculated in the size range where the methods overlapped, and the median particle size was not different between the methods (P = 0.98). The particle size data were also fitted to a log normal distribution function. The logarithmic mean particle size (log10mean) tended to be larger for wet sieving (P = 0.06), and the logarithmic standard deviation (log10SD) was similar for the two methods (P = 0.32). In addition, duodenal samples from the same three animals were fractionated into five different size classes by wet sieving. Particle size distributions were measured by LD and by microscopic image analysis (MIA) for each of the size classes. The log10mean particle size calculated by LD was inside the sieve size range of the four smallest size classes. Log10mean particle size calculated by LD was smaller than log10mean calculated by MIA for two size classes (106 to 300 microm and 300 to 600 microm), and LD gave generally broader particle size distributions than MIA. This study showed that duodenal particle size distributions measured by LD and wet sieving were similar and LD is therefore an alternative method for particle size distribution measurements in postruminal digesta.

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PubMed2006

Particle size distribution effects on gas-particle mass transfer within electrostatic precipitators.

Varying degrees of mercury capture and transformation have been reported across electrostatic precipitators (ESPs). Previous analyses have shown that the dominant mass transfer mechanism responsible for mercury capture within ESPs is gas-particle mass transfer during particulate collection. Whereas previous analyses assumed dispersions of uniform size, the present analysis reveals the effects of polydispersity on both gas-particle mass transfer and particle collection within an ESP. The analysis reveals that the idealized monodisperse particle size distribution provides the highest gas-particle mass transfer but results in the lowest particle collection efficiency (% mass). As the particle size distribution broadens, gas-particle mass transfer decreases and particle collection efficiency increases. The results suggest that more than just reporting mean particle diameter provided by the sorbent manufacturer, pilot- and field-tests of sorbent injection for mercury emissions control need to experimentally measure the particle size distribution of the sorbent as it is injected in order to facilitate interpretation of their results.

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PubMed2006

Graphical comparison of image analysis and laser diffraction particle size analysis data obtained from the measurements of nonspherical particle systems.

The purpose of this paper is to describe results from the use of a set of Excel macros written to facilitate the comparison of image analysis (IA) and laser diffraction (LD) particle size analysis (psa) data. Measurements were made on particle systems of differing morphological characteristics including differing average aspect ratios, particle size distribution widths and modalities. The IA and LD psa data were plotted on the same graph treating both the weighting and the size unit of the LD psa data as unknowns. Congruency of the IA and LD plots was considered to indicate successful experimental determination of the weighting and size unit .The weighting of the resulting LD psa data (so-called volume-weighted) is shown to be better correlated with IA area-weighted data. The size unit of LD psa data is shown to be a function of particle shape. In the case of high aspect ratio particles characterized by approximately rectangular faces the LD psa data is shown to be a function of multiple particle dimensions being related to IA size descriptors through a simple variation of the law of mixtures. The results demonstrate that successful correlations between IA and LD psa data can be realized in the case of non-spherical particle systems even in the case of high aspect ratio particles; however, the inappropriateness of the application of the Equivalent Spherical Volume Diameter and the Random Particle Orientation assumptions to the interpretation of the LD psa results must first be acknowledged. Correlation permits cross validation of IA and LD psa results increasing confidence in the accuracy of the data from each orthogonal technique.

Humans↗

PubMed2006

Quantitative trait loci influencing low density lipoprotein particle size in African Americans.

Genomic regions that influence LDL particle size in African Americans are not known. We performed family-based linkage analyses to identify genomic regions that influence LDL particle size and also exert pleiotropic effects on two closely related lipid traits, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglycerides, in African Americans. Subjects (n = 1,318, 63.0 +/- 9.5 years, 70% women, 79% hypertensive) were ascertained through sibships with two or more individuals diagnosed with essential hypertension before age 60. LDL particle size was measured by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and triglyceride levels were log-transformed to reduce skewness. Genotypes were measured at 366 microsatellite marker loci distributed across the 22 autosomes. Univariate and bivariate linkage analyses were performed using a variance components approach. LDL particle size was highly heritable (h(2) = 0.78) and significantly (P < 0.0001) genetically correlated with HDL-C (rho(G) = 0.32) and log triglycerides (rho(G) = -0.43). Significant evidence of linkage for LDL particle size was present on chromosome 19 [85.3 centimorgan (cM), log of the odds (LOD) = 3.07, P = 0.0001], and suggestive evidence of linkage was present on chromosome 12 (90.8 cM, LOD = 2.02, P = 0.0011). Bivariate linkage analyses revealed tentative evidence for a region with pleiotropic effects on LDL particle size and HDL-C on chromosome 4 (52.9 cM, LOD = 2.06, P = 0.0069). These genomic regions may contain genes that influence interindividual variation in LDL particle size and potentially coronary heart disease susceptibility in African Americans.

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PubMed2004

A review of the influence of particle size, puff volume, and inhalation pattern on the deposition of cigarette smoke particles in the respiratory tract.

Ventilation of the cigarette was designed to allow dilution of the cigarette smoke and thereby reduce the dose delivered to the smoker. Following the toxicological principle of dose response, a lower concentration of cigarette smoke should be associated with a lower toxicological response. However, there have been many studies reporting on the phenomenon of compensation whereby the smoker increases puff volume and/or frequency in order to obtain higher volumes of smoke This article reviews studies of the particle size of cigarette smoke and examines, based on available literature, the associated differences in the tobacco smoke and smoking behavior and their relationship to deposition patterns in the lung. The data available indicate that particle size of the cigarette smoke does not significantly change as a function of cigarette type or smoking behavior. The cigarette smoke particle size is in the same range as the minimum deposition particle size in the lung. While varying concentrations of particles are taken into the mouth, the subsequent inhalation pattern has been reported as remaining constant and also does not appear to change significantly under different smoking types and conditions. The dynamics of what happens to the smoke in the short time it is retained in the mouth have not been studied, and this perhaps should be the subject of future investigations. The current data therefore suggest that the particle deposition pattern of the smoke within the lung would not change significantly if compensation occurs.

Humans↗

PubMed2006

Bulk characterization of pharmaceutical powders by low-pressure compression II: effect of method settings and particle size.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of punch and die diameter, sample size, compression speed, and particle size on two low-pressure compression-derived parameters; the compressed density and the Walker w parameter. The excellent repeatability of the low-pressure compression method allowed small effects of variations in punch and die diameter and sample size to be demonstrated on a high significance level. Changing the compression speed, however, did not cause a significant effect in the compressed density, whereas a decrease in w was seen. The effect of particle size was studied by compressing and tapping different grades of calcium carbonate, lactose, and microcrystalline cellulose. The low-pressure compression-derived parameters were compared to tapped densities and to Compressibility Indexes obtained by tapping volumetry. Even though the relationship between particle size and the low-pressure compression-derived parameters appeared to be more complicated, a similar trend was observed. It was concluded that the low-pressure compression method provides a useful alternative to the more sample-consuming methods providing flow-related information.

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PubMed1999

Independent effects of Apo E phenotype and plasma triglyceride on lipoprotein particle sizes in the fasting and postprandial states.

LDL particle sizes and Apo E phenotypes were determined in 212 subjects of whom 51 had angina. LDL diameter was significantly less in subjects with an epsilon2 allele (24.76+/-0.08 vs 24.94+/-0.02 nm, P=0.02), and this was evident for both E2/E3 (24.77+/-0.09 nm) and E2/E4 (24.69+/-0.08 nm) phenotypes. Although there was a negative relation between LDL diameter and plasma triglyceride, the effect of apo E2 was still evident with adjustment for triglyceride. In multiple regression analysis, the significant determinants of LDL diameter were gender (with females having larger particles than males), body mass index, and the presence (or absence) of E2. HDL particle sizes and compositions were determined on fasting samples and, additionally, 5 and 8 hours after a fat-rich meal for 48 coronary heart disease cases and 49 control subjects. Fasting HDL particle sizes were not related to the presence of E2 but were significantly smaller for subjects possessing an epsilon4 allele (8. 09+/-0.08 vs 8.39+/-0.05 nm, P=0.003) and were negatively related to plasma triglyceride. However, the effect of E4 persisted after adjustment for triglyceride. In a multiple regression analysis, the only significant determinant of fasting HDL diameter was the presence (or absence) of E4 with fasting plasma triglyceride just failing to reach significance (P=0.06). There was a postprandial increase in HDL diameter that was less marked in subjects with coronary heart disease. The postprandial increase in HDL diameter was of sufficient magnitude to result in size reclassification of HDL particles. The influence of E4 was also evident at both postprandial time points. Compositional analysis demonstrated that the increase in HDL diameters postprandially could be attributed to triglyceride enrichment, with an accompanying fall in cholesterol ester content. Phospholipid changes postprandially were biphasic with an initial fall followed by a rise in concentration. The increase in triglyceride content was significantly less in those subjects with angina despite an equivalent rise in plasma triglyceride. The present study demonstrates significant, but different, effects of variation in apo E phenotype on the particle sizes of both HDL and LDL. Such effects were still evident with adjustment for differences in plasma triglyceride and suggests that variation in apo E phenotype exerts effects on lipoprotein particle sizes by mechanisms additional to those dependent on change in plasma triglyceride.

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