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Very Low Density Lipoprotein

see synonyms of very low density lipoprotein

Noun

1. very low density lipoprotein, vldl

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Very Low Density Lipoprotein

see synonyms of very low density lipoprotein
n. Abbr. VLDL
A lipoprotein containing a high proportion of lipids (chiefly triglycerides along with some cholesterol) and low proportion of protein that transports lipids from the liver to the tissues. Very low-density lipoproteins become low-density lipoproteins (LDL) as they lose triglycerides.

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