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Term:
blood very low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test (MMO:0000478)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
blood high-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test +  
blood intermediate-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test +  
blood low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test +  
blood very low-density lipoprotein phospholipid measurement test +  
A laboratory test which measures the amount of phospholipid (phosphorus-containing lipids composed mainly of fatty acids, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule) found in the very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) fraction of blood. VLDL consitute a class of large (diameter approximately 30-80 nm) lipoprotein particles, complexes that consist of a protein layer surrounding a core of lipids.

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Exact Synonyms: blood VLDL phospholipid test
Definition Sources: American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language--4th_Ed, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein "Wikipedia" "Wikipedia", ISBN:978-1416049982

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