Ribbon model of an Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) molecule. ApoE is primarily produced by the liver and macrophages (upper right) and in the nervous system b

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Ribbon model of an Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) molecule. ApoE is primarily produced by the liver and macrophages (upper right) and in the nervous system by astroglia (centre) and microglia. It transports cholesterol to neurons by way of ApoE receptors.

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Photo credit: © CAROL & MIKE WERNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: apoe, apolipoprotein, astrocyte, astroglia, cholesterol, liver, macrophage, microglia, model, molecule, nervous, neurons, receptors, ribbon, system