Sterols are amphipathic lipids based on the steroid ring structure but with a polar hydroxyl (OH group) on one of the 6-membered rings. Sterols are also known as steroid alcohols, an example of ...

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Prof. Shan Tizhong's team at Zhejiang University discovered that lard derived from subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), as a ...

Bacteria precisely adjust their membrane lipid composition by modifying the types of fatty acids that are produced by the biosynthetic pathway and altering the structures of pre-existing ...

Following digestion and absorption of dietary fat, TG and cholesterol are packaged to form chylomicrons in the epithelial cells of the intestines. Chylomicrons circulate through the intestinal ...

These membranes, built mostly of molecules called lipids, have been notoriously difficult ... know where they are with respect to the cell's structure," Boyden says. To that end, researchers ...

To investigate the effects of two different regimens of androgenic-anabolic steroid (AAS) administration on serum lipid and lipoproteins, and recovery of these variables after drug cessation, as ...

Apolipoproteins (apo) such as apoB, apoC and apoE, coat lipoprotein particles and serve a number of functions including the transport of lipids in the blood and recognition of lipoprotein ...

Further, we delimit our discussion to the CV consequences of anabolic steroids and stimulant (including amphetamines ... AS are classified as water-soluble orally active forms (17-α-alkylated) and ...

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It is not necessary to prepare for an Lp(a) test. However, if the doctor also plans on carrying out a lipid panel test, which checks for cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood ...