Biologically Active Substance
apolipoprotein
[ ap-uh-lip-uh-proh-teen, -tee-in, -lahy-puh- ]
Subclass of:
Lipoproteins; Apoproteins
Definitions related to apolipoproteins:
  • Protein components of lipoproteins which remain after the lipids to which the proteins are bound have been removed; they play an important role in lipid transport and metabolism.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A lipoprotein test system is a device intended to measure lipoprotein in serum and plasma. Lipoprotein measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of lipid disorders (such as diabetes mellitus), atherosclerosis, and various liver and renal diseases.
    Standard Product Nomenclature
    U.S Food & Drug Administration, 2003
  • Protein components on the surface of LIPOPROTEINS. They form a layer surrounding the hydrophobic lipid core. There are several classes of apolipoproteins with each playing a different role in lipid transport and LIPID METABOLISM. These proteins are synthesized mainly in the LIVER and the INTESTINES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Proteins that combine with cholesterol and triglyceride to form lipoproteins.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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