"Lipid Droplets" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Dynamic cytoplasmic organelles found in almost all cells. They consist of a central core of LIPIDS surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer studded with surface proteins, and are involved in LIPID METABOLISM and storage.
| Descriptor ID |
D066292
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.430.214.190.875.393
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| Concept/Terms |
Lipid Droplets- Lipid Droplets
- Droplet, Lipid
- Droplets, Lipid
- Lipid Droplet
- Lipid Bodies
- Lipid Body
- Lipid Storage Bodies
- Lipid Storage Body
- Storage Bodies, Lipid
- Storage Body, Lipid
- Adiposomes
- Adiposome
Spherosomes- Spherosomes
- Spherosome
- Oleosomes
- Oleosome
- Oil Bodies
- Oil Body
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