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blood intermediate-density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement test
A test which determines the amount of cholesterol carried in intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL) particles in blood. IDL are relatively large lipoprotein particles (complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids) formed by degredation of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) particles and thus having a size intermediate between those of VLDL and low density lipoproteins.