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Triglyceride

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  1. See Also
    1. Hyperlipidemia
  2. Normal
    1. <160 mg/dl
  3. Increased (Secondary Causes)
    1. Hyperlipoproteinemia (types I, IIb, III, IV, and V)
    2. Pregnancy
    3. Obesity
    4. Alcohol Abuse
    5. Acute Myocardial Infarction
    6. Pancreatitis
    7. Nephrotic Syndrome
    8. Chronic Renal Insufficiency
    9. Glycogen Storage Disease
    10. Acute intermittent porphyria
    11. Endocrine Disease
      1. Diabetes Mellitus
      2. Hypothyroidism
      3. Cushing's Syndrome
      4. Hypopituitarism
    12. Medications
      1. Exogenous Estrogens
      2. Diuretics
      3. Glucocorticoids
      4. Ticlopidine (Ticlid)
  4. Decreased
    1. Malnutrition
    2. Abetalipoproteinemia
    3. Medications
      1. Gemfibrozil
      2. Nicotinic Acid
      3. Clofibrate
  5. References
    1. Mosca (2002) Am Fam Physician 65(2):217
    2. Yeshuran (1995) South Med J 88:379

Triglycerides (C0041004)

Definition (CSP)compound consisting of three moleules of fatty acid esterified to glycerol; a neutral fat synthesized from carbohydrates for storage in animal adipose cells.
Definition (NCI)Fats composed of three fatty acid chains linked to a glycerol molecule.
ConceptsLipid (T119) , Biologically Active Substance (T123)
MSHD014280
EnglishTG - Triglyceride, Triacylglycerol, Triacylglycerols, Triglyceride, Triglycerides, TRIGLYCERIDES PREPARATION
Spanishtriacilglicerol, triglicerido
Parent ConceptsGlycerides (C0017860), Lipids (C0023779), Enteral Nutrition Preparation (C0973654), Fatty Acids, Esterified (C0369212), Lipoprotein and neutral lipid disorder marker (C0443523), Lysosomal storage disease marker (C0443533)
SourcesAOD, CSP, LCH, LNC, MSH, MTH, NCI, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT, VANDF
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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