abbr.
very low-density lipoprotein
VLDL
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abbr.
very low density lipoprotein
VLDL (vē'ĕl-dē'ĕl)n.
A lipoprotein containing a very large proportion of lipids to protein and acting as the primary carrier of cholesterol from the liver to the tissues.
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| Very Low Density Lipoprotein | Miscellaneous->Food Medical->Human Genome Medical->Laboratory Medical->Physiology |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides; VLDLs circulate through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and converted into LDL
Synonym: very low density lipoprotein
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