Biologically Active Substance
chylomicron Audio
chy·lo·mi·cron [ kahy-luh-mahy-kron ]
Subclass of:
Lipoproteins
Definitions related to chylomicrons:
  • A fat globule that ferries triglyceride from the intestine to the liver and fat tissue.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Class of lipoproteins that carry dietary cholesterol and triglycerides from the small intestines to the tissues.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A class of lipoproteins that carry dietary CHOLESTEROL and TRIGLYCERIDES from the SMALL INTESTINE to the tissues. Their density (0.93-1.006 g/ml) is the same as that of VERY-LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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