Word: chylomicrons
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...enough of the HDL vigilantes in his blood. Largely produced in the liver and the intestines, these flat, disklike particles resemble "empty envelopes waiting to be filled," says Dr. Norman Miller, head of endocrinology at North Carolina's Bowman-Gray School of Medicine. As the VLDL and chylomicron particles unload their triglyceride cargoes into the body's cells, the particles become wrinkled like prunes. In the process, fragments containing proteins, fats and cholesterol break away. It is at this point that the unfilled HDL particles come to the rescue by scooping up the detritus. Researchers believe HDL also removes excess...
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