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Lipids > Lipoproteins

Preferred term

Lipoproteins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Lipid-protein complexes involved in the transportation and metabolism of lipids in the body. They are spherical particles consisting of a hydrophobic core of TRIGLYCERIDES and CHOLESTEROL ESTERS surrounded by a layer of hydrophilic free CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; and APOLIPOPROTEINS. Lipoproteins are classified by their varying buoyant density and sizes.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Circulating Lipoproteins
  • Lipoprotein

In other languages

  • French

  • Lipoprotéine
  • Lipoprotéines circulantes
  • LPP (Lipoprotéine)

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