A type of blood fat The body needs insulin to remove this type of fat from the blood When diabetes is under control and a person's weight is what it should be, the level of triglycerides in the blood is usually about what it should be
A triglyceride is an ester of glycerol and three fatty acids Most animal fats are composed primarily of triglycerides
a compound consisting of glycerol and a fatty acid Triglycerides are fat storage molecules and are the major lipid component of the diet
A triester of glycerol and fatty acids found in fats and oils Also known as a triacylglycerol
glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
A type of blood fat Triglyceride levels may become significantly elevated in people with HIV who have advanced disease and have not
Ester of glycerol that contains three ester groups and either one, two or three fatty acids attached to the ester group
A blood fat, like cholesterol, which in high levels has been linked to increased cardiovascular disease
Naturally occurring ester of fatty acids and glycerol; chief component of fats and oils A type of blood fat
The combination of glycerol with three separate chains of fatty acids This is the basic structure of most fats and oils
A fat that is used in the body as a source of energy Elevated triglycerides contribute to heart disease
A fat found in the blood Most fat found in the diet and body fat is in the form of triglycerides
The most common fatty substance found in the blood; normally stored as an energy source in fat tissue High triglyceride levels may thicken the blood and make a person more susceptible to clot formation High triglyceride levels tend to accompany high cholesterol levels and other risk factors for heart disease such as obesity
Any of an important class of naturally occurring lipids, esters in which three molecules of fatty acids are linked to glycerol. The three fatty acids may be all the same kind or different kinds. The types of triglycerides in animals vary with the species and the fats in their food. In mammals they are stored in adipose tissue until needed and then broken down to the glycerol and fatty acids. Many vegetable triglycerides (oils) are liquid at room temperature, unlike those of animals, and tend to contain a greater variety of fatty acids. In alkali, triglycerides break down to form glycerol and three molecules of soap (saponification)
A lipid, an ester of glycerol and three fatty acids (the same or different); the major constituent of animal and vegetable fats
the form in which lipid or fat is stored within the body One of the main types of fat in animals, it consists of a glycerol backbone with three fatty acid molecules joined on The type of fatty acid can vary and will be influenced by the genotype of the animal as well as diet