MeSH definition : Phospholipids which have an alcohol moiety in ethereal linkage with a saturated or
unsaturated aliphatic alcohol. They are usually derivatives of phosphoglycerols or
phosphatidates. The other two alcohol groups of the glycerol backbone are usually
in ester linkage. These compounds are widely distributed in animal tissues.;
Phospholipids which have an alcohol moiety in ethereal linkage with a saturated or
unsaturated aliphatic alcohol. They are usually derivatives of phosphoglycerols or
phosphatidates. The other two alcohol groups of the glycerol backbone are usually
in ester linkage. These compounds are widely distributed in animal tissues.