Definition: The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.
GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; /biosyn /physiol permitted; /blood: consider also HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA & specifics; cholesterol granuloma
cholesterol 7-hydroperoxide [ 7-hydroperoxycholest-5-en-3beta-ol,7-hydroperoxycholesterol ] RN given refers to (3beta,7alpha)-isomer; structure given in first source