plasmalogen

plasmalogen
/plaz mal"euh jin, -jen'/, n. Biochem.
any of the class of phosphatides that contain an aldehyde of a fatty acid, found in heart and skeletal muscle, the brain, the liver, and in eggs.
[1920-25; PLASM- + AL(KALAI) + -O- + -GEN]

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