Publisher Summary The chapter collates available data on the physicochemical
characteristics of the plasma lipoproteins and their apolipoproteins in mammals in such a
way as to provide both a rapid access to the main features of the lipid transport system in
each species and to facilitate a ready comparison between them. When studies of
lipoprotein and apolipoprotein profiles are initiated in animals in which little prior information
is available, techniques of isopycnic density gradient ultracentrifugation may profitably be …