cholesterol

kolesteroli puhekieltä A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.
{{quote-magazine|year=2013|month=July-August|author=http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/stephen-p-lownie Stephen P. Lownie, http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
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