lipolysis - CISMeF

Preferred Label : lipolysis;

MeSH definition : The metabolic process of breaking down LIPIDS to release FREE FATTY ACIDS, the major oxidative fuel for the body. Lipolysis may involve dietary lipids in the DIGESTIVE TRACT, circulating lipids in the BLOOD, and stored lipids in the ADIPOSE TISSUE or the LIVER. A number of enzymes are involved in such lipid hydrolysis, such as LIPASE and LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE from various tissues.;

MeSH synonym : lipolyses;

MeSH annotation : metabolic only: not for suction lipolysis of adipose tissue ( LIPOLYSIS, SUCTION see LIPECTOMY);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipolysis;

Details

Origin ID

D008066;

UMLS CUI

C0023796;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Lipolysis (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- lipid catabolic process [GO term]
- lipolysis [SNOMED Notion]
- lipolysis [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
Record concept(s)
- lipolysis [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- adipose tissue [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Organism Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Lipolysis (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- lipid catabolic process [GO term]
- lipolysis [SNOMED Notion]

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