- Concept UI
- M0016682
- Scope Note
- Lipids containing one or more phosphate groups, particularly those derived from either glycerol (phosphoglycerides see GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS) or sphingosine (SPHINGOLIPIDS). They are polar lipids that are of great importance for the structure and function of cell membranes and are the most abundant of membrane lipids, although not stored in large amounts in the system.
- Terms
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Phospholipids
Preferred Term
Term UI
T031740
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
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Phosphatides
Term UI
T031739
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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Phospholipid
Term UI
T000996216
Date11/14/2019
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)