LDL cholesterol- the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. ...
The present invention is a composition containing cholesterol lowering and blood lipids lowering components such as phytosterols in a biologically easily available form in combination with unsaturated fatty acids or esters, short chain fatty acids or esters and/or hydrolyzed flour containing -glucan and ...
are important parts of the antioxidant defenses. Cholesterol, either that produced internally by the cell, or taken in from the blood stream, is the precursor for all the steroids in the body. Several of the major steroid hormones are antiinflammatory, and cholesterol itself is antiinflammatory...
The meaning of CHOLESTEROL is a waxy, fat-like substance C27H46O that is found in the cells, tissues, and body fluids of humans and animals and that serves as a component of cell membranes and functions as a precursor of vitamin D and steroid hormones (s
But cholesterol can become problematic. Skewed levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL) and "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL), for instance, can threaten heart health. Too much bad cholesterol, coupled with high levels of a closely related blood fat kno...
Read more onliver cholesterol. Cholesterol in the Blood Lipids (cholesterol, phospholipids and triglycerides) travel in the blood in the form of lipoproteins, which are a combination of alipoproteins and lipids. It is produced in the liver and while a chylomicron is also a form of lipoprotein,...
The cholesterol fats are more resistant to enzymic and bacterial action than the glycerol fats, and are thus found in the sebum of the skin and in the structural elements of red blood cells and tissue cells (Macleod).doi:10.1007/BF01841258McFarland...
Over its lifetime of 120 days, an 8 μμmm red blood cell must constantly deform in order to flow through capillaries as small as 3 μμmm in diameter [1]. Any loss in deformability of a red blood cell can have deleterious effects on its ability to flow through blood vessels and ...
There are two types of at-home LDL tests that use a fingerstick blood sample: Self-tests:In this kind of test, the analysis of your blood happens at home. This can be done by applying a drop of blood on paper that is then placed into a small device that determines the cholesterol le...
My blood sugar was 135 this morning, it used to get up in the 260-300 range before I started taking medication. My cholesterol is 153 now, it used to be above 300. I'm not sure if any of my friends believe what's going on well enough to sign up, but a couple might. I'm rea...