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HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL [1 record]

Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

The good ... form of cholesterol responsible for regulating or removing excess levels of bad cholesterol from the blood stream.

OBS

High density lipoprotein cholesterol carries cholesterol away from the arteries and back to the liver where it is broken down and eventually excreted from the body. It also removes excess cholesterol from plaques, which slows atherosclerosis. Because of this, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is often referred to as "good" cholesterol.

Key term(s)
  • HDLC

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Fraction du cholestérol sanguin transportée par des […] lipoprotéines de haute densité.

CONT

La mesure du taux sanguin de […] bon cholestérol a plus de valeur que celle du cholestérol total pour estimer le risque de maladies cardiovasculaires dues au dépôt d’une plaque d’athérome sur la paroi des artères. […] plus [le] taux [de cholestérol LHD] est élevé, plus le risque de maladies coronaires (angor, infarctus) est faible.

OBS

Le cholestérol LHD permet le transport du cholestérol des artères vers le foie où il est dégradé, puis éliminé.

OBS

Bien que le terme «cholestérol HDL» ait été formé à partir de l'expression anglaise «high density lipoprotein cholesterol», on le trouve couramment dans les textes de langue française.

Spanish

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