blood chylomicron level plasma chylomicron level 2013-05-08T13:36:14Z CMO:0001577 JSmith Measurement of the amount of chylomicrons, a class of lipoproteins (approximate density range <0.95 g/ml) that transport exogenous triglycerides and cholesterol from the small intestine to other tissues, found in a specified volume of plasma, the fibrinogen-containing fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended. Values for density ranges of the lipoprotein classes are approximate. The classes may be defined differently by different researchers, in part because class definitions depend on the number of subclasses into which the lipoprotein fractions are divided. clinical_measurement_ontology