Cholesterol vs Filipin - What's the difference?
cholesterol | filipin |
(biochemistry) A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.
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As a noun cholesterol
is cholesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes).As an adjective filipin is
(of or pertaining to the philippines or its people).cholesterol
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