Define the following terms: a. apolipoprotein b. chylomicron c. VLDL d. LDL e. HDL

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Define the following terms:
a. apolipoprotein
b. chylomicron
c. VLDL
d. LDL
e. HDL

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Lipoproteins are complex particles that contain non-polar lipids in the hydrophobic core which was located in the central majorly consist of triglycerides and cholesterol esters which was surrounded by a hydrophilic membrane and it consists of apolipoprotein, a monolayer of free cholesterol and phospholipids.

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