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| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Dean, Laura |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Cholesterol, however, is essential to health. It is an important structural component of cell membranes, and it is also a sterol from which steroid hormones such as testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone are made. The liver is responsible for synthesizing most of the cholesterol found in the blood via the HMG Co-A (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarylcoenzyme A) reductase pathway, but a diet that is high in saturated fats can increase cholesterol levels further, as can inheriting a genetic tendency towards having higher lipid levels. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.be-md.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK190512/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK190512.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
