cephalins

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cephalins A group of phospholipid compounds, which includes phosphatidyl ethanolamine and phosphatidyl serine. Both are major phosphoglycerides in animals and higher plants, in which they are important constituents of membranes; they are particularly common in brain membranes.

A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY

cephalins

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cephalins See kephalins.

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER

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