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Descriptor English: Lipid Droplets
Descriptor Spanish: Gotas Lipídicas
Descriptor gotas lipídicas
Entry term(s) cuerpos lipídicos
cuerpos oleicos
esferosomas
partículas lipídicas
Scope note: Organelos citoplasmáticos dinámicos existentes en casi todas las células. Constan de un núcleo central de LÍPIDOS rodeado de una monocapa de fosfolípidos salpicada de proteínas, y están relacionados con el METABOLISMO LIPÍDICO y su almacenamiento.
Descriptor Portuguese: Gotículas Lipídicas
Descriptor French: Gouttelettes lipidiques
Entry term(s): Adiposome
Adiposomes
Droplet, Lipid
Droplets, Lipid
Lipid Bodies
Lipid Body
Lipid Droplet
Lipid Storage Bodies
Lipid Storage Body
Oil Bodies
Oil Body
Oleosome
Oleosomes
Spherosome
Spherosomes
Storage Bodies, Lipid
Storage Body, Lipid
Tree number(s): A11.284.430.214.190.875.393
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D066292
Scope note: Dynamic cytoplasmic organelles found in almost all cells. They consist of a central core of LIPIDS surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer studded with surface proteins, and are involved in LIPID METABOLISM and storage.
Annotation: differentiate from LIPOSOMES which are artificially created vesicles
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Lipid Metabolism (2006-2014)
Lipids (1953-2014)
Public MeSH Note: 2015
History Note: 2015
DeCS ID: 55539
Unique ID: D066292
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2015/01/01
Date of Entry: 2014/06/26
Revision Date: 2014/06/16
Lipid Droplets - Preferred
Concept UI M0593736
Scope note Dynamic cytoplasmic organelles found in almost all cells. They consist of a central core of LIPIDS surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer studded with surface proteins, and are involved in LIPID METABOLISM and storage.
Preferred term Lipid Droplets
Entry term(s) Adiposome
Adiposomes
Droplet, Lipid
Droplets, Lipid
Lipid Bodies
Lipid Body
Lipid Droplet
Lipid Storage Bodies
Lipid Storage Body
Storage Bodies, Lipid
Storage Body, Lipid
Spherosomes - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0593748
Scope note Lipid-containing organelles found in plant tissues. They primarily contain TRIGLYCERIDES bound by a phospholipid monolayer.
Preferred term Spherosomes
Entry term(s) Oil Bodies
Oil Body
Oleosome
Oleosomes
Spherosome



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