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  • noun Plural form of lipoprotein.

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Examples

  • Cholesterol travels around the blood in chemicals called lipoproteins.

    The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007

  • Cholesterol travels around the blood in chemicals called lipoproteins.

    The Fiber35 Diet Brenda Watson with Leonard Smith 2007

  • These tiny particles, called lipoproteins lipid plus protein, contain some cholesterol to help stabilize the particles.

    Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy M.D. Walter C. Willett 2005

  • These tiny particles, called lipoproteins lipid plus protein, contain some cholesterol to help stabilize the particles.

    Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy M.D. Walter C. Willett 2005

  • Cholesterol needs to be piggy-backed on carriers called lipoproteins in order to circulate in the bloodstream.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Leslie Beck 2010

  • Cholesterol needs to be piggy-backed on carriers called lipoproteins in order to circulate in the bloodstream.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Leslie Beck 2010

  • Since fat and cholesterol can’t dissolve in blood, they get carried around in particles covered with protein called lipoproteins, which are able to enter the blood.

    THE HIGH SCHOOL REUNION DIET David Colbert 2010

  • Since fat and cholesterol can’t dissolve in blood, they get carried around in particles covered with protein called lipoproteins, which are able to enter the blood.

    THE HIGH SCHOOL REUNION DIET David Colbert 2010

  • Since fat and cholesterol can’t dissolve in blood, they get carried around in particles covered with protein called lipoproteins, which are able to enter the blood.

    THE HIGH SCHOOL REUNION DIET David Colbert 2010

  • Structure-function relationships of lipoproteins and apolipoproteins

    Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship 2010

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