Averna M R, Fiore M C, Montalto G, Notarbartolo A
Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper. 1981 Aug 30;57(16):1687-91.
Total plasma cholesterol (C) and triglyceride (TG), C and TG-VLDL, C-LDL and C-HDL values have been observed in 7 english setter dogs and in 13 healthy human controls; in the dog most of TG is carried by LDL + HDL and 87,5% of C by HDL; on the contrary in man 21% of C is carried by HDL. It is considered the possibility of a different function of HDL in dog and in man.
