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lipointoxicate

verb

Etymology

From lipo- + intoxicate.

  1. derived from τοξικόν
  2. derived from toxicō
  3. inherited from intoxicaten
  4. prefixed as lipointoxicate — “lipo + intoxicate”

Definitions

  1. To disturb the biochemistry of a cell by the accumulation of saturated phospholipids.

    • Overall, these data suggest that bronchial epithelial cells are lipointoxicated by hypoxia-related Palmitate accumulation in CF patients.
    • Lipointoxicated bronchial epithelial cells display aberrant, highly ordered, internal membranes.

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