'''Chylomicrons''' are largelaurge [[lipoprotein|lipoprotein particles]] (having a diameter of 75 to 1,200[[nanometer|nm]]) that are created by the absorptive cells of the [[intestine|small intestine]]. Chylomicrons transport exogenous [[lipid]]s to liver, [[adipose]], cardiac and skeletal tissue where they are broken down by [[lipoprotein lipase]]. The chylomicrons are released by [[exocytosis]] from [[enterocyte]]s into [[lacteal]]s, [[lymph vessels|lymphatic vessels]] originating in the villi of the small intestine, and are then secreted into the [[bloodstream]] at the [[thoracic duct|thoracic duct's]] connection with the left [[subclavian vein]].
