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structural formula of cholesterol
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atheromatous plaque molecular view of the cell membrane low-density lipoprotein (LDL) complex lipoprotein complexes biosynthesis of steroid hormones
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Also Known As 5-cholesten-3β-ol

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structural formula of cholesterol
atheromatous plaque
molecular view of the cell membrane
low-density lipoprotein (LDL) complex
lipoprotein complexes
biosynthesis of steroid hormones
How does alcohol affect cholesterol and heart disease?
Why you should know your cholesterol levels
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R.B. Woodward, 1966.
Robert Burns Woodward
American chemist
Brown, Michael S.
Michael S. Brown
American geneticist
Joseph L. Goldstein
American geneticist
Konrad E. Bloch.
Konrad E. Bloch
American biochemist
Feodor Lynen
German biochemist
Rudolf Schoenheimer
German biochemist