Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is defined as a dilatation of the abdominal aorta of 30 mm in diameter or more. Main risk factors are smoking, age and male sex. Pathophysiological features include inflammation, ...
HIV-1 has been suggested to use lipid rafts for assembly and budding. Lipid rafts can be separated from the bulk membranes by extraction with non-ionic detergents, such as Triton X-100 at cold, followed by a density gradient ...