Carrying lipidsin the bloodstream

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Lipoproteins are responsible for binding with and carrying lipidsin the bloodstream. Lipoproteins generally have hydrophobic regions on them to aid in their function as lipid carriers. Explain in 2-4 sentences why it is important that lipoproteins have hydrophobic regions

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