We studied the variations in the concentrations of cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids,
apolipoproteins (apos)(AI, A-II, B, C-III, E), free glycerol and albumin in human prenodal leg
lymph during the 24h cycle. Lymph was collected continuously for up to 96h from nine
healthy males on a low-fat isocaloric diet. In three free-living subjects, all lipid and
apolipoprotein concentrations underwent synchronous variations, rising during the night and
decreasing during the day. In three subjects who remained in supine rest for 48h, the …