Lipointoxicate

verb

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Verb
  1. 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."

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"Overall, these data suggest that bronchial epithelial cells are lipointoxicated by hypoxia-related Palmitate accumulation in CF patients."

Etymology

From lipo- + intoxicate.

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