a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood

a collection of cholesterol and triglyceride that is surrounded by a lipoprotein outer coat

Intestinal triglyceride-rich lipoprotein; elevated when triglycerides are 1,000 mg per dL.

A large, extremely low-density lipoprotein that transports triglyceride from the intestine to fat tissue in the body.

Chylomicrons are large lipoprotein particles (having a diameter of 75 to 1,200nm) that are created by the absorptive cells of the small intestine. Chylomicrons transport exogenous lipids to liver, adipose, cardiac and skeletal tissue where they are broken down by lipoprotein lipase. The chylomicrons are released by exocytosis from enterocytes into lacteals, lymphatic vessels originating in the villi of the small intestine, and are then secreted into the bloodstream at the thoracic duct's connection with the left subclavian vein.