- Lipid - Wikipedia
Lipids are a broad group of organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others
- What Lipids Do and the Health Effects of High Levels
Lipids are fatty, waxy, or oily compounds that serve as the building blocks of all living cells Three main types of lipids (phospholipids, triglycerides, and sterols like cholesterol) are essential to help regulate hormones, transmit nerve impulses, and store energy as fat
- LIPID Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of LIPID is any of various substances that are soluble in nonpolar organic solvents (such as chloroform and ether), that are usually insoluble in water, that with proteins and carbohydrates constitute the principal structural components of living cells, and that include fats, waxes, phosphatides, cerebrosides, and related and
- Lipid - The Definitive Guide | Biology Dictionary
A lipid is a fatty, oily, or wax-like compound that is insoluble in water (hydrophobic) It is a combination of glycerol and fatty acids When mixed in a watery solution, lipids disperse into tiny droplets to produce an emulsion
- Lipids - Physiopedia
Lipids are fatty, waxlike molecules found in the human body and other organisms They serve several different roles in the body, including fuelling it, storing energy for the future, sending signals through the body and being a constituent of cell membranes, which hold cells together [1] Their importance in the biological world is immense
- Lipid | definition of lipid by Medical dictionary
Lipids (or fats) are structural components of cell membranes and nervous tissue, and are important sources of energy, being stored in various parts of the body (see ADIPOSE TISSUE) They are important insulators and mechanical protectors
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