NOUN
- a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood
How To Use chylomicron In A Sentence
- Furthermore, many lacteals are dilated and full of chylomicrons when they should be empty in the fasting state.
- ApoB - 48 is synthesized in the intestine and is essential for the formation and secretion of chylomicrons.
- A chylomicron contains lipid droplets surrounded by the more polar lipids and finally a layer of proteins.
- They are transported in blood as chylomicrons.
- Dietary cholesterol is transported from the small intestine to the liver within chylomicrons.
