How to Use lipoprotein in a Sentence

lipoprotein

noun
  • To move them around, the body packages them into compounds called lipoproteins, each wrapped with an apolipoprotein on the outside.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • Because fat and cholesterol do not dissolve well in blood, the body packages them inside particles called lipoproteins, with an apolipoprotein on the outside.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • After consumption, vitamin K must be packaged with other fats in structures called micelles or lipoproteins that can move around in the bloodstream.
    — Julie Pollock, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The apoB protein is found on the surface of harmful lipoproteins like LDL that contribute to heart disease.
    — Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The apoB protein is found on the surface of harmful lipoproteins like low density lipoprotein, or LDL, that contribute to heart disease.
    — Akshay Syal, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
  • This new shift is happening as a mounting body of research shows that reducing lifelong exposure to plaque-causing lipids and lipoproteins is associated with better long-term cardiovascular outcomes, Morris and Blumenthal said.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
  • That analysis suggested that triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and proteins that regulate triglyceride metabolism, such as ANGPTL3, play a direct role in aneurysm risk.
    — Brianna Abbott, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Those include chylomicrons, very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL), low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and intermediate-density lipoproteins (IDL).
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

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