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VLDL

-Very Low-Density Lipoprotein (VLDL): 60% triglyceride,
18% phospholipid, 8% protein, 14% cholesterol. Apo B-
100, apo C1, apo E.

-Deliver endogenously produced triglycerides to
extrahepatic cells.

-VLDLs circulate and bind to capillary cells, losing
triglycerides along the way via receptor-mediated
endocytosis.

-VLDLs become IDLs (Intermediate-Density

Lipoprotein).

○Half of IDLs are endocytosed in liver 317