Depiction of the state of knowledge about abnormalities in lipid metabolism around 1950 Depiction of the state of knowledge about abnormalities in lipid metabolism around 1950

Contributor(s): Fredrickson, Donald S. Publication: Produced: [1970?] Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Subject(s): Lipoproteins Genre(s): Archival Materials Slides (photographs) Abstract: In the early 1950s Fredrickson turned to the study of hereditary abnormalities in plasma (blood) lipoproteins, compounds of proteins and lipids such as fat and cholesterol. In this lecture slide, Fredrickson retrospectively captures the state of knowledge about plasma lipoproteins in 1950. At that time, abnormal plasma lipids were either diagnosed as too much cholesterol, Essential Hypercholesterolemia (EHC), or too much of the fat triglyceride, Essential Hyperlipemia (EHL). Over the next 20 years, Fredrickson and his co-workers achieved a fuller understanding of hereditary abnormalities in the way the body processes lipoproteins (lipid metabolism). Copyright: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information) Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584939X166 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: FFBBKZ Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584939X166 Archival Collection: The Donald S. Fredrickson Papers (Profiles in Science)