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Definition of Low-density lipoprotein
1. Noun. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis.
Definition of Low-density lipoprotein
1. Noun. a class of lipoprotein that transports cholesterol around the bloodstream; high levels may increase the risk of coronary heart disease ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Low-density Lipoprotein
Literary usage of Low-density lipoprotein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The effect of low-density lipoprotein, serotonin and low-density lipoprotein plus
... low-density lipoprotein alone had no platelet-activating effect. ..."
2. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"Normalization of low-density-lipoprotein levels in heterozygous familial ...
Reduction in cholesterol and low density lipoprotein synthesis after portacaval ..."
3. Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury by David F. Apple, Jr. (1996)
"... and total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol increase its
risk, these high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, total cholesterol and ..."
4. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"(1990) found that among 8- through 19-year-olds, smoking increased levels of
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by 4 percent, triglycerides by 12 percent, ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Patients with endogenous hyperlipemia were separable by the immunoassay into
those with normal and those with supernormal low-density lipoprotein protein ..."
6. Alcohols Effect on Organ Function edited by Dianne M. Welsh (1997)
"Alcohol's Effects on High Density and Low Density Lipoprotein Levels Major plasma
lipids (ie, the fatlike substances cholesterol and triglycérides) ..."
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