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Plasmalogen
Definition 1
An ether lipid in which glycerol is covalently bound to a polar phospholipid head group like choline or ethanolamine, a typical ester-linked fatty acid, and an ether-linked fatty acid, which is usually a vinyl alcohol. Plasmalogens occur in nervous tissues, testes and kidneys at significant levels in vertebrates. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A glycerophospholipid with an enol ether double bond in the sn-1 position of its glycerol backbone. (NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
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