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Lipids containing one or more phosphate groups, particularly those derived from either glycerol (phosphoglycerides see GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS) or sphingosine (SPHINGOLIPIDS). They are polar lipids that are of great importance for the structure and function of cell membranes and are the most abundant of membrane lipids, although not stored in large amounts in the system.
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- Phosphatides
- Phospholipid
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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/metabolism was PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM 1965
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Phospholipids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010743. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010743
- Phospholipids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phospholipid
- Phospholipids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186915