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HDL-C [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- serum lipid profile
1, record 1, English, serum%20lipid%20profile
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Serum lipid profile refers to the overall pattern of total cholesterol, LDL-C [low-density lipoprotein cholesterol], HDL-C [high-density lipoprotein cholesterol], and triglycerides. 1, record 1, English, - serum%20lipid%20profile
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- profil lipidique sérique
1, record 1, French, profil%20lipidique%20s%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le profil lipidique sérique présente la concentration de différents types de lipides dans le sérum. 2, record 1, French, - profil%20lipidique%20s%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
1, record 2, English, high%2Ddensity%20lipoprotein%20cholesterol
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol 2, record 2, English, highdensity%20lipoprotein%20cholesterol
correct
- HDL-C 3, record 2, English, HDL%2DC
correct
- HDL-C 3, record 2, English, HDL%2DC
- HDL cholesterol 4, record 2, English, HDL%20cholesterol
correct
- good cholesterol 5, record 2, English, good%20cholesterol
correct, familiar
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The good ... form of cholesterol responsible for regulating or removing excess levels of bad cholesterol from the blood stream. 6, record 2, English, - high%2Ddensity%20lipoprotein%20cholesterol
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 7, record 2, English, - high%2Ddensity%20lipoprotein%20cholesterol
Record 2, Key term(s)
- HDLC
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cholestérol à lipoprotéines de haute densité
1, record 2, French, cholest%C3%A9rol%20%C3%A0%20lipoprot%C3%A9ines%20de%20haute%20densit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cholestérol LHD 2, record 2, French, cholest%C3%A9rol%20LHD
correct, masculine noun
- bon cholestérol 1, record 2, French, bon%20cholest%C3%A9rol
correct, masculine noun, familiar
- cholestérol HDL 3, record 2, French, cholest%C3%A9rol%20HDL
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fraction du cholestérol sanguin transportée par des […] lipoprotéines de haute densité. 4, record 2, French, - cholest%C3%A9rol%20%C3%A0%20lipoprot%C3%A9ines%20de%20haute%20densit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 2, French, - cholest%C3%A9rol%20%C3%A0%20lipoprot%C3%A9ines%20de%20haute%20densit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le cholestérol LHD permet le transport du cholestérol des artères vers le foie où il est dégradé, puis éliminé. 5, record 2, French, - cholest%C3%A9rol%20%C3%A0%20lipoprot%C3%A9ines%20de%20haute%20densit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 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. 5, record 2, French, - cholest%C3%A9rol%20%C3%A0%20lipoprot%C3%A9ines%20de%20haute%20densit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-06-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Molecular Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol 1, record 3, English, non%2Dhigh%20density%20lipoprotein%20cholesterol
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- non-HDL-C 2, record 3, English, non%2DHDL%2DC
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In older women, similar differences in triglyceride levels and HDL-C levels were observed although excess body weight and associated with smaller differences in trial cholesterol, non-HDL-C and LDL-C. 3, record 3, English, - non%2Dhigh%20density%20lipoprotein%20cholesterol
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Of the 221 male subjects with hyperlipidemia studied, 121 responded well to the [gemfibrozil] treatment with more than a 25% reduction in the non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level ... [Source: PASCAL database] ... Plasma vitamin E, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B in diabetic patients ... Mean serum concentrations of total and non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol were lower in Beijing Chinese than in Mauritian Chineses, but smoking and hypertension were slightly more prevalent ... [Source: MEDLINE database]. 4, record 3, English, - non%2Dhigh%20density%20lipoprotein%20cholesterol
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cholestérol non à lipoprotéines de haute densité
1, record 3, French, cholest%C3%A9rol%20non%20%C3%A0%20lipoprot%C3%A9ines%20de%20haute%20densit%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cholestérol non-HDL 1, record 3, French, cholest%C3%A9rol%20non%2DHDL
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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