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<biochemistry> Colloidal fat globule found in blood or lymph, used to transport fat from the intestine to the liver or to adipose tissue. Have a very low density, a low protein and high triacylglyceride content.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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