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Interpretation:
The transportation of cholesterol around the body has to be given and if it leaves the liver then what will be its destination and use has to be given.
Concept introduction:
Cholesterol: it is a soft, fat-like, waxy substance found in the blood stream and all our body’s cells. It is an essential component of mammalian cell membranes where it is required to establish proper membrane permeability and fluidity. It is the principal sterol synthesized by animals.
LDLs- This is a lipoprotein which transport cholesterol and it is considered as the bad cholesterol.
Sterols are steroid alcohol which is occur naturally in plants, animals and in
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