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apolipoprotein

 
Dictionary: ap·o·lip·o·pro·tein   (ăp'ə-lĭp'ō-prō'tēn', -tē-ĭn, -lī'pō-) pronunciation

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Any of various proteins that combine with a lipid to form a lipoprotein and are a constituent of chylomicrons, HDL, LDL, and VLDL.


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(ăp'ə-lĭp'ō-prō'tēn', -tē-ĭn, -lī'pō-)
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The protein component that combines with a lipid to form a lipoprotein.

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A protein moiety occurring in plasma lipoproteins; there are five families of apolipoproteins, designated A–E.

 
 
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