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Term:
blood high density lipoprotein particle diameter (CMO:0002692)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
blood chylomicron particle diameter 
blood high density lipoprotein particle diameter  
The diameter, that is the distance between two specified opposite points on the periphery of blood-derived high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles. HDL is the smallest of the major lipoprotein particles, complex molecules that consist of a protein membrane surrounding a core of lipids. The HDL class of lipoproteins, specifically the subtypes of HDL2 and HDL3, have densities between 1.063 and 1.210 g/ml.
blood low density lipoprotein particle diameter  
blood very low density lipoprotein particle diameter  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: high density lipoprotein particle size measurement
Related Synonyms: blood HDL particle diameter
Xrefs: EFO:0008592
Definition Sources: Gale:Gale_Encyclopedia_of_Medicine_2008, http://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org/lipoproteins.php "Website" "Website", Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed

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