Sphingomyelin (SM) is the major phospholipid in cell membranes and in lipoproteins. In human plasma, SM is mainly found in atherogenic lipoproteins; thus, high levels of SM may promote atherogenesis.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Scientific Computing Center, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA. axel.schlitt@medizin.uni-halle.de
