Structured Summary
Abstract
An ester formed from GLYCEROL and three fatty acid groups.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Triacylglycerol
- Triacylglycerols
- Triglyceride
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Aspects Covered
28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
/blood: consider also HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA & the hypertriglyceridemias in HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE I; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE IV & HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE V
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History Note
2001(1966); for TRIACYLGLYCEROL use TRIGLYCERIDES (NM) 1976-2000
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Triglycerides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014280. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014280
- Triglycerides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglyceride
- Triglycerides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186319