"Lipids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A generic term for fats and lipoids, the alcohol-ether-soluble constituents of protoplasm, which are insoluble in water. They comprise the fats, fatty oils, essential oils, waxes, phospholipids, glycolipids, sulfolipids, aminolipids, chromolipids (lipochromes), and fatty acids. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D008055
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lipids" by people in Profiles.
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Longitudinal associations between lipid panel and cognitive decline modified by APOE 4 carrier status in biracial community-dwelling older adults: Findings from the Chicago health and aging project. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2025 Jul; 134:105825.
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Further considerations regarding lipid emulsion for LAST. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Sep; 59:170-171.
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A multi-ethnic epigenome-wide association study of leukocyte DNA methylation and blood lipids. Nat Commun. 2021 06 28; 12(1):3987.
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Epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) on lipids: the Rotterdam Study. Clin Epigenetics. 2017; 9:15.
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PURLs: skip this step when checking lipid levels. J Fam Pract. 2015 Feb; 64(2):113-5.
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Lipid outcomes from supervised exercise interventions in healthy adults. Am J Health Behav. 2014 Nov; 38(6):823-30.
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An intron polymorphism in the CXCL16 gene is associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease in Chinese Han population: a large angiography-based study. Atherosclerosis. 2010 May; 210(1):160-5.
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Short-term reduction in bone markers with high-dose simvastatin. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Oct; 16(10):1272-6.
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Postprandial changes in plasma and serum viscosity and plasma lipids and lipoproteins after an acute test meal. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997 Jan; 65(1):36-40.
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Combined-type oral contraceptives and plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels of young women. Nutr Rep Int. 1977 Jul; 16(1):139-46.