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 (fats) - see also lipolysis and lipogenesis