Cholesterol entities
Cholesterol Chemical name 10,13-dimethyl-17- (6-methylheptan-2-yl)- 2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17- dodecahydro-1H- cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol Chemical formula C27H46O Molecular mass 386.65 g/mol CAS number [57-88-5] Melting point 146-147 °C SMILES C[C@H]3C4[C@](CC[C@@H]4 [C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)([H])[C@]2 ([H])CC=C1C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]1 (C)[C@@]2([H])C3 Disclaimer and references Cholesterol is a sterol (a combination steroid and alcohol) and a lipid found in the cell membranes ...
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Cholesterol Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- National Center for Health Statistics
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Food and Drug Administration
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- Hormone Foundation http://www.hormone.org/
- Harvard School of Public Health
- College of American Pathologists http://www.cap.org/
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/pubsix.htm
- Office on Women's Health, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/owh/index.htm
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/index.htm
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/infoctr/index.htm
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/
- Heart Truth: A National Awareness Campaign for Women about Heart Disease, The http://www.hearttruth.gov/
- Office of Medical Applications of Research http://odp.od.nih.gov/omar/
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
- Lab Tests Online http://www.labtestsonline.org/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
- AOL.com http://diets.aol.com/a-z
Resources
- Diet Essentials- cholesterol - AOL Diet & Fitness (AOL.com)
- A Consumer's Guide to Fats (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)