Lipid metabolism

Lipid metabolism refers to the processes that involve the creation and degradation of lipids.

The types of lipids involved include:


 * bile salts
 * cholesterols
 * eicosanoids
 * glycolipids
 * ketone bodies
 * fatty acids (see also fatty acid metabolism)
 * phospholipids
 * sphingolipids
 * steroid (see also steroidogenesis)
 * triacylglycerols