The accumulation and maintenance in cells or tissues of lipids, compounds soluble in organic solvents but insoluble or sparingly soluble in aqueous solvents. Lipid reserves can be accumulated during early developmental stages for mobilization and utilization at later stages of development. [ GOC:mah GOC:tb GOC:dph http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11102830 ]
Synonyms: sequestration of lipids storage of lipids lipid retention retention of lipids
Term information
lipid sequestration
sequestering of lipids
lipid sequestering
sequestration of lipid