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Lipids are a
broad group of
organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble
vitamins (such as
vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides...
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Lipid A is a
lipid component of an
endotoxin held
responsible for the
toxicity of gram-negative bacteria. It is the
innermost of the
three regions of the...
- A
lipid profile or
lipid panel is a
panel of
blood tests used to find
abnormalities in
blood lipid ( such as
cholesterol and triglycerides) concentrations...
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glycolipoprotein lipid microdomains termed lipid rafts.
Their existence in
cellular membranes remains controversial. Indeed,
Kervin and
Overduin imply that
lipid rafts...
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lipid bilayer (or
phospholipid bilayer) is a thin
polar membrane made of two
layers of
lipid molecules.
These membranes are flat
sheets that form a...
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Lipid metabolism is the
synthesis and
degradation of
lipids in cells,
involving the
breakdown and
storage of fats for
energy and the
synthesis of structural...
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membrane consists of a
lipid bilayer, made up of two
layers of
phospholipids with
cholesterols (a
lipid component) inters****d
between them...
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Lipid microdomains are
formed when
lipids undergo lateral phase separations yielding stable coexisting lamellar domains.
These phase separations can be...
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Lipid peroxidation, or
lipid oxidation, is a
complex chemical process that
leads to
oxidative degradation of
lipids,
resulting in the
formation of peroxide...
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Lipid-anc****d
proteins (also
known as
lipid-linked proteins) are
proteins located on the
surface of the cell
membrane [of what?] that are
covalently attached...
