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Cholesterol is any of a
class of
certain organic molecules called lipids. It is a
sterol (or
modified steroid), a type of lipid.
Cholesterol is biosynthesized...
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contained within. The
lipids carried include all fat
molecules with
cholesterol, phospholipids, and
triglycerides dominant;
amounts of each vary considerably...
- disease. They are the most
common cholesterol-lowering drugs. Low-density
lipoprotein (LDL)
carriers of
cholesterol play a key role in the development...
- Hypercholesterolemia, also
called high
cholesterol, is the
presence of high
levels of
cholesterol in the blood. It is a form of
hyperlipidemia (high levels...
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particles remove fat
molecules from cells. The
lipids carried include cholesterol, phospholipids, and triglycerides,
amounts of each are variable. Increasing...
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Cholesterol sulfate, or cholest-5-en-3β-ol sulfate, is an
endogenous steroid and the C3β
sulfate ester of
cholesterol. It is
formed from
cholesterol by...
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consists of
common foods with
their cholesterol content recorded in
milligrams per 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of food.
Cholesterol is a sterol, a steroid-like lipid...
- are of 7 types:
Total lipids Serum total cholesterol serum HDL
cholesterol Total cholesterol/HDL
cholesterol ratio Serum triglycerides Serum Phospholipids...
- (IDL).
Stated another way,
remnant cholesterol is all
plasma cholesterol that is not LDL
cholesterol or HDL
cholesterol,
which are triglyceride-poor lipoproteins...
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Hyperlipidemia is
abnormally elevated levels of any or all
lipids (fats,
cholesterol, or triglycerides) or
lipoproteins in the blood. The term hyperlipidemia...
