Hepatic VLDL secretion: DGAT1 determines particle size but not particle number

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Dr Zehra Irshad discusses whether diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) plays a distinctive role in determining the triglyceride (TAG) content of VLDL particles secreted by the liver. Image courtesy of Dr Zehra Irshad. Image courtesy of interviewee. June 22, 2021

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Dr Zehra Irshad discusses whether diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) plays a distinctive role in determining the triglyceride (TAG) content of VLDL particles secreted by the liver. Image courtesy of Dr Zehra Irshad.

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Image courtesy of interviewee. June 22, 2021

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