Term Information

Accession
GO:0034359
Name
mature chylomicron
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A chylomicron that contains apolipoprotein C2 (APOC2), a cofactor for lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity, and has a mean diameter of 500 nm and density of 0.95g/ml. Mature chylomicron particles transport exogenous (dietary) lipids from the intestines to other body tissues, via the blood and lymph. Source: GOC:expert_pt, GOC:BHF, GOC:mah, GOC:rl
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0034359 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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mature chylomicron [is_a relation] is_a  chylomicron (GO:0042627)

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