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Thomas E. Thompson
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Professor of biochemistry, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
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Lipid, any of a diverse group of organic compounds including fats, oils, hormones, and certain components of membranes that are grouped together because they do not interact appreciably with water. One type of lipid, the triglycerides, is sequestered as fat in adipose cells, which serve as the…
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