| Term: | brain lipid catabolic process |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | brain |
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| Synonyms: | brain structure |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008] |
| Name: | lipid catabolic process |
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| Synonyms: | lipid breakdown, lipid catabolism, lipid degradation, lipolysis, multicellular organism lipid catabolic process, multicellular organismal lipid catabolic process |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0016042] QuickGO AmiGO |