Lipoproteins: VLDL (very low density)

What will be an ideal response?


-VLDL orginate in the liver
-carry lipids (mostly triglycerides) that were made in the liver and distribute them to cells of the body
-as VLDLs calculate in the blood stream, they shrink (from delivering lipids) and either:
-circulate back to the liver
-become low-density lipoproteins (LDL)

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