The importance of lipids as one of the fundamental classes of biological compounds is well established. The application of our of the biochemistry, chemistry and physiology of lipids to biotechnology, the fats and oils industry and medicine have continued to expand apace. In addition new dimensions such as lipid biophysics, especially with relevance to membranes and lipoproteins, and basic liposome research and applications have been added. To cope with all these advances in knowledge a journal is needed to review recent progress in particular fields and to set current research against its historical background. Progress in Lipid Research fulfils this role.

Each volume contains up-to-date surveys of special aspects of lipid research. The invited reviews are comprehensive enough to provide sufficient overview but concentrate on reporting and critically appraising the most recent data. Subjects are chosen for their timeliness or because major developments have taken place in the last few years. They include methodological reviews as well as chemical, biochemical and medical articles. All lipid compounds and derivatives are covered, ranging from fatty acids and other simple molecules, through steroids, terpenoids and phospho- or glycolipids to complex structures such as lipoproteins and biological membranes. We hope that those whose main interest is in lipid biophysics and liposome research will join as new readers, benefiting from the journal's classical aspects of lipid metabolism, lipids in signal transduction and lipid enzymology, and that current readers will benefit from the exposure to top quality research on the new aspects.

脂质作为生物化合物的基本类别之一的重要性已得到充分证实。脂质的生物化学、化学和生理学在生物技术、油脂工业和医学中的应用持续快速扩展。此外，还增加了新的维度，例如脂质生物物理学（特别是与膜和脂蛋白相关的）以及基本的脂质体研究和应用。为了应对所有这些知识进步，需要一本期刊来回顾特定领域的最新进展，并将当前研究与其历史背景进行比较。脂质研究进展履行了这一职责。

每卷都包含脂质研究特殊方面的最新调查。邀请的评论足够全面，可以提供足够的概述，但集中于报告和批判性地评估最新数据。选择主题是因为它们的及时性或因为过去几年发生了重大发展。它们包括方法论评论以及化学、生物化学和医学文章。涵盖所有脂质化合物和衍生物，从脂肪酸和其他简单分子，到类固醇、萜类化合物和磷脂或糖脂，再到脂蛋白和生物膜等复杂结构。我们希望那些主要对脂质生物物理学和脂质体研究感兴趣的人能成为新读者，从该期刊关于脂质代谢、信号转导中的脂质和脂质酶学的经典方面受益，并希望当前的读者能从接触新方面的顶级研究成果中受益。

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