LOW DENSITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does low density mean? 

• LOW DENSITY (noun)
  The noun LOW DENSITY has 1 sense:

1. a rarified quality

  Familiarity information: LOW DENSITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOW DENSITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rarified quality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

low density; rarity; tenuity

Context example:

the tenuity of the upper atmosphere

Hypernyms ("low density" is a kind of...):

denseness; density (the amount per unit size)

 Context examples 

It is caused by elevation of low density and very low density lipoproteins.

(Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, LRP-1-targeted peptide-drug conjugate GRN1005, via angiopep-2 moiety, binds to LRP-1 (low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1), which is highly expressed in blood brain barrier (BBB) and glioma cells.

(LRP-1-targeted Peptide-drug Conjugate GRN1005, NCI Thesaurus)

In an animal model, khelloside lowered low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and total cholesterol; very low density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides were not changed.

(Khelloside, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the metabolism of low density lipoproteins.

(Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 1B, NCI Thesaurus)

The low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene family consists of cell surface proteins involved in receptor-mediated endocytosis of specific ligands.

(Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

A measurement of the low density lipoprotein cholesterol in a biological specimen.

(Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Family of receptors; members include low density lipoprotein receptor, alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor, low density lipoprotein receptor related protein, and kidney proximal tubule membrane protein.

(Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in low density lipoprotein metabolism.

(LRP1B Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1B, is involved in both the metabolism of low density lipoproteins and receptor-mediated endocytosis.

(LRP1B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the apolipoprotein B in the low density lipoproteins of a biological specimen.

(Apolipoprotein B Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)