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Type of solvent for lipids or fats |
organic solvents |
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Organ where lipids combine with proteins |
Liver |
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transports human plasma lipids |
lipoprotein |
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Comprises 60-70% of lipoproteins |
LDL |
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Comprises of 20-35% of lipoproteins |
HDL |
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Comprises 5-12% of lipoprotein |
5-12% |
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primary form of lipid storage |
triglyceride |
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precursor of steroid hormones |
cholesterol |
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2 transport medium of triglycerides |
chylomicrons (exogenous) and VLDL (endo) |
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2 transport medium of cholesterol |
HDL - takes it out of the cell and LDL - takes it to cell - hence its bad |
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Protein portion of lipoproteins |
Apolipoproteins |
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Major Apos of HDL |
Apo-A |
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Major Apos of LDL |
Apo-B |
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Major Apos of VLDL and Chylo |
Apo-C |
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Contains 4% Apo B |
VLDL and Chylo |
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Pre-beta Lipoprotein |
VLDL |
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Time fasting requirements for Lipids |
12 hours |
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Old colorimetric method for detecting free cholesterol |
Lieberman Burchard |
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Measures free cholesterol and have replaced Lieberman Burchardt |
Enzymatic |
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Best method for Triglycerides |
Enzymatic |
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Enzymatic triglyceride method liberates this substance with lipase |
glycerol |
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Possible causes of falsely increase in Trigs with enzymatic method |
glycerol containing medications, glycerol containing containers |
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HDL testing requires precipitation of which components and measuring HDL with what method |
chylo, vldl, and ldl; cholesterol method |
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Reference method for Lipids |
Ultracentrifugation; separates lipoproteins by rates of flotation. |
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Name for calculating LDL and VLDL |
Friedewald method |
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LDL Friedewald formula |
LDL = TC - HDL - TG/5 VLDL = TG/5 |
