Overview Snapshot A 50-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician for a regular checkup. She states that for the past four months she has not experienced menses. Her primary care physician suspects that she has gone through menopause. On routine lab work, her LDL has increased as compared to one year ago, and her HDL has decreased drastically. Introduction Mechanisms for fatty acid and cholesterol transport Different types that vary by login to view 9 more bullets HDL Function login to view 3 more bullets Structure login to view 4 more bullets LDL Function login to view 4 more bullets Structure login to view 2 more bullets IDL Function login to view 4 more bullets Structure login to view 6 more bullets VLDL Function login to view 2 more bullets Structure login to view 8 more bullets Chylomicrons Function login to view 3 more bullets Structure login to view 8 more bullets