Cholesterol
Cholesterol is one of the most common steroids and is found in almost all animal body tissues, particularly the nervous system, liver, kidneys, and skin. It forms part of cell membranes. C...
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Cholesterol
Cholesterol (sometimes also known as cholesterin) is the principle sterol (an ester of a fatty acid and an aromatic (ring structure) alcohol) found in all animal tissues. The name comes fr...
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Cholesterol Test
The cholesterol test is a way of measuring the cholesterol levels in a sample of the patient's blood. Total serum cholesterol (TC) is the measurement routinely taken. Doctors sometime...
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Cholesterol
Cholesterol is one of the most common steroids and is found in almost all animal body tissues, particularly the nervous system, liver, kidneys, and skin. It forms part of cell membranes. C...
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Cholesterol
A waxy substance in the chemical family of alcohols synthesized in the liver and used by the body to produce bile, hormones, and nerve tissue
Cholesterol is a critically important compound...
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Cholesterol
Overview
Cholesterol (koh-LESS-ter-ol) is also known as cholesterin; cholest-5-3n-3β-ol; 5-cholestin-3-β-ol; 3β-hydroxy-5-cholestene; and 10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylhe...
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