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The 58 pages that link to Cholesterol, each with the reason it gives.

• Cell membraneRelated: Cholesterol adjusts how tightly neighboring membrane lipids pack together.

• AtherosclerosisRelated: Cholesterol carried by lipoproteins is a major lipid component of atherosclerotic plaques.

• CortisolRelated: Adrenal cells convert cholesterol through several steps to make cortisol.

• EstrogenRelated: Estrogen biosynthesis begins with this common steroid precursor.

• Steroid hormoneNarrower topic: It is the shared starting material for steroid hormone synthesis.

• AlcoholBroader topic: Its single hydroxyl group makes cholesterol an alcohol despite its large steroid structure.

• ProgesteroneRelated: Ovarian and placental cells use cholesterol as the starting material for progesterone.

• PhospholipidCompared with: Unlike phospholipids, cholesterol has a rigid fused-ring structure and modulates bilayer properties.

• Dietary fatCompared with: It often appears alongside dietary fat in foods but is a chemically distinct lipid.

• StatinNarrower topic: Its synthesis is the pathway statins suppress.

• Lipid bilayerRelated: Cholesterol inserts among phospholipids and modifies bilayer packing and fluidity.

• Low-density lipoproteinRelated: LDL carries cholesterol, but the particle and its cargo are not the same thing.

• BileRelated: The liver uses cholesterol to make bile acids, and bile also carries cholesterol for excretion.

• Bile acidNarrower topic: The liver converts cholesterol into the bile acid family.

• SteroidBroader topic: It is a prominent steroid and the starting material for many others.

• Milk fatRelated: It occurs in milk fat in smaller quantities than triglycerides.

• Plasma membraneRelated: It buffers the effects of temperature on the animal plasma membrane’s flexibility.

• SebumRelated: Small amounts of cholesterol and its esters occur in sebum.

• Mevalonate pathwayBroader topic: The pathway supplies the isoprenoid units used to build cholesterol.

• Essential fatty acidCompared with: Humans synthesize cholesterol, so it is not an essential dietary fatty acid.

• EstradiolRelated: Estradiol’s biosynthesis begins with cholesterol.

• LipidBroader topic: Its biological roles and blood levels connect lipid chemistry to health.

• Adrenal cortexRelated: Adrenal cortical cells use cholesterol as the starting material for every steroid hormone they produce.

• LipoproteinRelated: Lipoproteins distribute cholesterol because it is poorly soluble in blood.

• SteroidogenesisNarrower topic: It supplies the carbon framework from which every steroid hormone is made.

• IsoprenoidBroader topic: This major animal isoprenoid illustrates both membrane and biosynthetic roles.

• ErgosterolCompared with: It is the familiar animal counterpart to ergosterol, with a different side chain and membrane context.

• Phospholipid bilayerRelated: It inserts among phospholipids and buffers changes in membrane fluidity.

• Stearic acidRelated: Compared with several other saturated fatty acids, stearic acid has a relatively neutral effect on blood LDL cholesterol.

• HMG-CoA reductaseNarrower topic: The mevalonate pathway supplies the carbon used to make cholesterol.

• Lipid raftRelated: Its interactions with saturated lipids help shape raft-like membrane organization.

• Viral envelopeRelated: Host-derived cholesterol can affect envelope stability and viral membrane behavior.

• Biological membraneRelated: It helps tune membrane flexibility and permeability.

• Dorothy HodgkinBroader topic: Hodgkin’s early crystallographic work included determining its structure.

• DyslipidemiaRelated: Blood cholesterol is a central measurement in defining and managing dyslipidemia.

• Eggs as foodRelated: Eggs contain dietary cholesterol, though its effects depend on broader dietary and individual factors.

• Lipid nanoparticleRelated: It stabilizes particle structure and influences lipid packing.

• Membrane fluidityRelated: Its effects on lipid packing depend on temperature and help buffer fluidity.

• ShrimpRelated: Shrimp contain dietary cholesterol, though their nutritional effects depend on the whole diet.

• SqualeneBroader topic: Squalene supplies the carbon skeleton from which cholesterol is synthesized.

• SterolBroader topic: It is the best-known example of the sterol structure.

• Amphotericin BCompared with: Amphotericin B also interacts with cholesterol, contributing to harm in human tissues.

• Farnesyl pyrophosphateCompared with: FPP is a soluble biosynthetic intermediate; cholesterol is a downstream, hydrophobic end product.

• AtorvastatinNarrower topic: Atorvastatin lowers the body's production of this molecule and the LDL that carries it.

• EstroneRelated: Steroid hormone synthesis begins with cholesterol.

• Ursodeoxycholic acidRelated: It is both the starting material for bile-acid synthesis and the principal material in targeted stones.

• Adolf WindausRelated: Determining its structure was a central achievement of Windaus’s research.

• GallstoneRelated: Excess cholesterol in bile can crystallize into the most common stone type.

• Leopold RužičkaRelated: Its shared steroid framework links hormone synthesis to the wider chemistry of sterols.

• Myristic acidRelated: Dietary myristic acid can raise blood cholesterol, including LDL cholesterol.