A mixture of very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL), particularly the triglyceride-poor VLDL, with slow diffuse electrophoretic mobilities in the beta and alpha2 regions which are similar to that of beta-lipoproteins (LDL) or alpha-lipoproteins (HDL). They can be intermediate (remnant) lipoproteins in the de-lipidation process, or remnants of mutant CHYLOMICRONS and VERY-LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS which cannot be metabolized completely as seen in FAMILIAL DYSBETALIPOPROTEINEMIA.
Also Known As:
Lipoprotein, IDL; Lipoproteins, IDL; Broad-beta Lipoproteins; Floating beta-Lipoproteins; Intermediate Density Lipoproteins; Intermediate-Density Lipoproteins; Lipoproteins, Intermediate Density; alpha2-VLDL; alpha2-VLDL Lipoprotein; beta-VLDL; beta-VLDL Lipoproteins; IDL Lipoprotein; Lipoprotein, alpha2-VLDL; Lipoproteins, Intermediate-Density; Lipoproteins, alpha2-Very-Low-Density; alpha2 VLDL; alpha2 VLDL Lipoprotein; alpha2 Very Low Density Lipoproteins; alpha2-Very-Low-Density Lipoproteins; beta-Very-Low-Density Lipoproteins