From: Hatching egg polyunsaturated fatty acids and the broiler chick
Neutral lipids (e.g. Triacylglycerol) | Energy metabolism, signal transduction, and function as precursors to other glycerophospholipids |
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Phospholipids* | Structural component of cell membranes Serving as enzyme substrates for lipoprotein metabolism Serving as ligands for receptors, Signal transduction, Supplier of polyunsaturated fatty acids that serves as precursors of different lipid mediators and essential biomolecule. Anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative properties Intracellular traffickers of cholesterol |
Sterols | Sterols such as cholesterol and cholesterol ester are involved in lipoprotein assembly and transport of yolk lipids to embryonic tissues. |