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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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• EstradiolRelated: Estradiol’s biosynthesis begins with cholesterol.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Behenic acidRelated: Research on dietary behenic acid has examined its effects on blood cholesterol.

• Tangier diseaseRelated: Its abnormal retention in cells is central to Tangier disease.

• Bile (physiology)Related: The liver converts cholesterol into bile acids, and excess cholesterol can crystallize in bile.

• Heinrich Otto WielandRelated: Its relationship to bile acids places Wieland’s work within the chemistry of sterols.

• Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndromeRelated: Reduced cholesterol production is one consequence of the blocked pathway.