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high-density lipoprotein

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high-density lipoprotein [¦hī ‚den·səd·ē ‚lī·pō′prō‚tēn]
(biochemistry)
A lipoprotein containing more proteins than lipids that transports excess cholesterol from tissues to the liver for excretion. Abbreviated HDL.


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High-density lipoprotein, or good cholesterol, acts like a cleansing agent, taking cholesterol from arteries and depositing it in the liver.
A novel drug called torcetrapib can dramatically increase blood concentrations of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the beneficial cholesterol, according to a preliminary study.
It is characterized by a severe deficiency or absence of high-density lipoproteins in plasma.
 
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