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

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Lipoproteins  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Circulating Lipoproteins
  • Lipoprotein
  • Lipoproteins, Circulating

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /blood: consider also HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA; /defic: consider also HYPOLIPOPROTEINEMIAS & specifics; do not confuse with PROTEOLIPIDS or LIPID-LINKED PROTEINS

Scope note

  • 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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008074

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