3-Chlorotyrosine, a specific marker of myeloperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation, is markedly elevated in low density lipoprotein isolated from human atherosclerotic intima.
Stanley L. Hazen(Cleveland State University), Jay W. Heinecke(Washington University in St. Louis)
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