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lipidAny of a large number of esters of fatty acids, commonly formed by the reaction of a fatty acid with glycerol (see glyceride). They are soluble in alcohol but not in water. Lipids are the chief constituents of plant and animal waxes, fats, and oils. Phospholipids are lipids that also contain a phosphate group, usually linked to an organic base; they are major components of biological cell membranes. |
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| and his colleagues discovered mutant zebrafish larvae that don't absorb lipids from dietary fat. present); for adult females we found a significant relationship between [SIGMA]HCH and hepatocytic macrovesicular lipids (vacuoles), and for adult males we found a significant relationship between HCB and lipid granulomas (both, p < 0. These in vitro experiments demonstrated that our proprietary delipidation process removed the majority of all lipids from the virus. |
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