Term Name: lipid transport
Synonyms:
Definition: The directed movement of lipids into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. Lipids are compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006869]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: lipid localization
has parts: lipid transporter activity
is a type of: transport
has subtype: acylglycerol transport bile acid and bile salt transport ceramide transport fatty acid derivative transport fatty acid transport glycolipid transport intermembrane lipid transfer intracellular lipid transport isoprenoid transport lipid antigen transport lipid export from cell lipid hydroperoxide transport lipid import into cell lipid translocation lipid transport across blood-brain barrier lipid transport involved in lipid storage lipopolysaccharide transport phospholipid transport polymyxin transport sphingoid long-chain base transport sterol transport
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of lipid transport
positively regulated by: positive regulation of lipid transport
regulated by: regulation of lipid transport