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Lipids Function In Plants
Health Encyclopedia: Cholesterol And Lipids
- Cholesterol and Lipids
- Highlights
- Cholesterol's Effect on the Heart
- Cholesterol's Effect on the Brain
- Risk Factors
- High Cholesterol Symptoms
- High Cholesterol Diagnosis
Introduction
Lipids are the building blocks of the fatsand fatty substances found in animals and plants. They are microscopic layered spheres of oil, which, in animals, are composed mainly of cholesterol, triglycerides, proteins (called lipoproteins), and phospholipids (molecules made up of phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and nitrogen). Lipids do not dissolve in water and are stored in the body to serve as sources of energy.
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