Translations:Cholesterin/2/en

Cholesterol is a lipid that occurs freely in the entire human organism and in the form of cholesterol esters. It represents the precursor of bile acids and steroid hormones, is an essential component of cell membrane and myelin sheath; it is particularly enriched in adrenaln (3%), brain (10% of dry matter; only free cholesterol), skin. (24% of the skin fat), spleen, ovary, serum, erythrocyte.