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MeSH Heading: Membrane Lipids
Tree Number(s): D10.570
Unique ID: D008563
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008563
Annotation: /biosyn /‌physiol permitted
Scope Note: Lipids, predominantly phospholipids, cholesterol and small amounts of glycolipids found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. These lipids may be arranged in bilayers in the membranes with integral proteins between the layers and peripheral proteins attached to the outside. Membrane lipids are required for active transport, several enzymatic activities and membrane formation.
Entry Term(s): Cell Membrane Lipid; Cell Membrane Lipids; Membrane Lipid
NLM Classification #: QU 85
Previous Indexing: Cell Membrane (1966-1976); Lipids (1966-1976); Membranes (1968-1976); Phospholipids (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 77
History Note: 77
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/27
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0013338
Scope Note: Lipids, predominantly phospholipids, cholesterol and small amounts of glycolipids found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. These lipids may be arranged in bilayers in the membranes with integral proteins between the layers and peripheral proteins attached to the outside. Membrane lipids are required for active transport, several enzymatic activities and membrane formation.
Terms: Membrane Lipids Preferred Term
Term UI T025486
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1977); Cell Membrane Lipid
Term UI T001004239
Date12/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Cell Membrane Lipids
Term UI T025485
Date04/26/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Membrane Lipid
Term UI T001004240
Date12/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Membrane Lipids MeSH Descriptor Data 2025