"Apolipoprotein B-48" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A 241-kDa protein synthesized only in the INTESTINES. It serves as a structural protein of CHYLOMICRONS. Its exclusive association with chylomicron particles provides an indicator of intestinally derived lipoproteins in circulation. Apo B-48 is a shortened form of apo B-100 and lacks the LDL-receptor region.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D053283 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D10.532.091.300.240 D12.776.070.400.300.240 D12.776.521.120.300.240 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Apolipoprotein B-48Apolipoprotein B-48Apolipoprotein B 48Apo B-48Apo B 48ApoB-48ApoB 48ApoB48Apolipoprotein B48Apoprotein B-48Apoprotein B 48Chylomicron Apo BChylomicron Apolipoprotein BApo B, ChylomicronApolipoprotein B, Chylomicron
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