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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Lipoproteins > Lipoproteins, HDL
Lipids > Lipoproteins > Lipoproteins, HDL

Preferred term

Lipoproteins, HDL  

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Definition

  • A class of lipoproteins of small size (4-13 nm) and dense (greater than 1.063 g/ml) particles. HDL lipoproteins, synthesized in the liver without a lipid core, accumulate cholesterol esters from peripheral tissues and transport them to the liver for re-utilization or elimination from the body (the reverse cholesterol transport). Their major protein component is APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I. HDL also shuttle APOLIPOPROTEINS C and APOLIPOPROTEINS E to and from triglyceride-rich lipoproteins during their catabolism. HDL plasma level has been inversely correlated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

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Entry terms

  • alpha-Lipoprotein
  • alpha-Lipoproteins
  • Heavy Lipoproteins
  • High Density Lipoprotein
  • High-Density Lipoprotein
  • High-Density Lipoproteins

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In other languages

  • Lipoprotéines HDL

    French

  • alpha-Lipoprotéine
  • alpha-Lipoprotéines
  • HDL (High-Density Lipoproteins)
  • Lipoprotéines de haute densité

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VNRBNFCR-G

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