Publisher Summary Historically, the present view of the chemical nature and physiological
function of plasma lipoproteins evolved through three developmental phases, coinciding
with and shaped by the availability of electrophoretic, ultracentrifugal, and immunologic
methodologies. This chapter describes these events briefly and the growing recognition of
apolipoproteins, as protein constituents essential for the structural integrity, functional
specificity, and classification of plasma lipoproteins. Soluble plasma lipoproteins are …