Transport of Lipids Dietary fat transported from the intestine to the peripheral tissues and liver .
Triglycerides are too hydrophobic Packaged into particles known as lipoproteins .
Lipoproteins clinical importance is the role they play in the development of atherosclerosis , coronary heart disease and stroke . Plasma Lipoproteins Almost all blood-borne lipid is found in some lipoprotein. Lipoproteins third most abundant type of plasma protein . Differences in density reflect relative proportion of apoprotein to lipid . Intestinal cells have limited apolipoprotein synthetic capability , producing only apoB48 and traces of apoA .