chylomicron
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- noun
- /ˌkaɪloʊˈmaɪkrɒn/
- Specialized
- After a meal, chylomicrons help in the delivery of fats to muscles and adipose tissue.
Examples
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During digestion, the intestines produce chylomicrons that carry triglycerides through the bloodstream.
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And So what happens is the chylomicrons change size, they call them the remnants.
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So what you have are lipases and all of these chylomicrons and the like lipases.
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ApoB is the primary apolipoprotein of chylomicrons and low-density lipoproteins.
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Unlike chylomicrons and VLDL, LDL contains mostly CE and is relatively low in TG.
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Both IDL and chylomicron remnants return to the liver where they are either reabsorbed or, in the case of IDL, converted to LDL.
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LPL is important in the cellular exchange of TGs and CEs as VLDL and chylomicrons circulate.
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In a fed state, CEs and TGs are transported from the gut by chylomicrons; while fasting, TGs are packaged in VLDL by the liver.
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The chylomicrons transport dietary lipids from the intestines to various tissues in the body.
Synonyms
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A protein combined with fat that carries cholesterol in the blood
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word chylomicron comes from Greek parts chylo- meaning 'milky juice' and -micron, the same idea as micro, meaning 'small'. So think of a chylomicron as a 'small, milky' particle, a tiny drop that carries fat through the blood after a meal.