10 Vials. 

Arterial Plaque   
An accumulation and swelling in artery walls made up of (mostly) macrophage cells, or debris, and containing lipids (cholesterol and fatty acids), calcium and a variable amount of fibrous connective tissue leading to atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis
Disease of wall of artery where inner layer thickens, causing a decrease in the capacity of the artery to transport blood.

Cholesterol
From food and also synthesized in liver; most abundant steroid in animal tissue; synthesis of steroid hormones and bile salts; stabilizing cell membranes.

C-Reactive Protein
Necessary for acute stage of inflammation but inappropriate for chronic stage; effective against bacteria, parasites and immune complexes; synthesized by liver.

High-Density Lipoprotein/ HDL
Enable the transportation of lipids, such as cholesterol and triglycerides, within the water around cells, including the bloodstream. Remove fats, including cholesterol, from cells, including within artery wall atheroma and transport it back to the liver for excretion or re-utilization. Often informally called good cholesterol.

Homocysteine
Formed from the breakdown of methionine; should exist only briefly before being broken down into cystathione and then cysteine; if does not happen efficiently then raised blood levels of homocysteine can occur. Linked to atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease; also to homozygous homocysteine (rare condition).

Low-Density Lipoprotein/ LDL
Enable transport of multiple different fat molecules, as well as cholesterol, within the water around cells and within the water-based bloodstream. Transport cholesterol into the artery wall, retained there by arterial proteoglycans and attract macrophages that engulf the LDL particles and start the formation of plaques; increased levels are associated with atherosclerosis. Often informally called bad cholesterol.

Triglycerides
A blood lipid that help enable the bidirectional transference of adipose fat and blood glucose from the liver. High levels of triglycerides in the bloodstream have been linked to atherosclerosis and, by extension, the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Venous Thrombosis
A blood clot in a vein. Caused mainly by a combination of venous stasis and hypercoagulability—but to a lesser extent endothelial damage and activation.

Very Low-Density Lipoprotein/ VLDL
Made by the liver; enable fats and cholesterol to move within the water-based solution of the bloodstream. VLDL is assembled in the liver from triglycerides, cholesterol, and apolipoproteins. VLDL is converted in the bloodstream to low-density lipoprotein.

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