LDL remodeling, small dense LDL formation, small dense low-density lipoprotein particle formation
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The acquisition, loss or modification of a protein or lipid within a low-density lipoprotein particle, including the hydrolysis of triglyceride by hepatic lipase, with the subsequent loss of free fatty acid, and the transfer of cholesterol esters from LDL to a triglyceride-rich lipoprotein particle by cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), with the simultaneous transfer of triglyceride to LDL.
Source:
GOC:expert_pt,
GOC:BHF,
GOC:mah,
GOC:rl