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• Blood lipids — (or blood fats) are lipids in the blood, either free or bound to other molecules. They are mostly transported in a protein capsuleFact|date=September 2008, and the density of the lipids and type of protein determines the fate of the particle and… …   Wikipedia

• Lipid hypothesis — The lipid hypothesis was one of two hypotheses (the other being the chronic endothelial injury hypothesis) developed in the 1850s to explain the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. It proposes a connection between plasma cholesterol level and the… …   Wikipedia

• Lipid therapy — Lipid therapy, fat therapy, or theraputic lipovenous injections is a controversial medical technique that entails the injection and expulsion of fats and lipids, which proponents claim can improve cognitive and memory function. The technique… …   Wikipedia

• lipid-lowering — a. (Med.) Serving to reduce the concentration of lipid, such as cholesterol, in the blood; of medications, such as {Mevinolin}, that are used especially to reduce blood cholesterol, as a preventive measure against heart disease. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lipid peroxidation — refers to the oxidative degradation of lipids. It is the process whereby free radicals steal electrons from the lipids in cell membranes, resulting in cell damage. This process proceeds by a free radical chain reaction mechanism. It most often… …   Wikipedia

• lipid — /lip id, luy pid/, n. Biochem. any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with… …   Universalium

• blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… …   Universalium

• Lipid — Structures of some common lipids. At the top are oleic acid[1] and cholesterol.[2] The middle structure is a triglyceride composed of oleoyl, stearoyl, and palmitoyl chains at …   Wikipedia

• blood disease — Introduction       any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)), white blood cells (leukocytes (leukocyte)), or platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone …   Universalium

• Blood vessel — The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important vessels in the system are the capillaries, the microscopic vessels which enable the actual exchange of water and… …   Wikipedia

• lipid storage disease — Any of a group of relatively rare hereditary disorders of fat metabolism in which enzyme defects cause distinctive types of lipids to accumulate. They include Tay Sachs disease, Gaucher disease, Niemann Pick disease, and Fabry disease. Several… …   Universalium