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Cholesterol Metabolism

Cholesterol

Cholesterol

A molecule of cholesterol consisting of four linked hydrocarbon rings forming the bulky steroid structure. There is a hydrocarbon tail linked to one end of the steroid and a hydroxyl group linked to the other end.

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