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VLDL and LDL
• VLDL
– produced by liver to transport lipids to adipose tissue
for storage
– when triglycerides removed become LDLs (mostly
cholesterol)
• LDL
– absorbed by cells in need of cholesterol for membrane
repair or steroid synthesis
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