Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL)
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A Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) is a Lipoprotein that ...
- Context:
- It can delivers fat molecules to Cells.
- It can be involved in atherosclerosis (a process in which it is oxidized within the walls of arteries)
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Body Fat, Very Low-Density Lipoprotein, Adipose Visceral Fat, Atherosclerosis.
References
2021
- (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-density_lipoprotein Retrieved:2021-8-26.
- Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is one of the five major groups of lipoprotein which transport all fat molecules around the body in the extracellular water. These groups, from least dense to most dense, are chylomicrons (aka ULDL by the overall density naming convention), very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). LDL delivers fat molecules to cells. LDL is involved in atherosclerosis, a process in which it is oxidized within the walls of arteries.