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
iodized oil, phospholipid, cholesterol emulsion [ FP 736-03,FP-736-03,NRI 757,NRI-757 ] an iodinated hepatocyte-specific lipid emulsion; a modified version of Intraiodol with cholesterol to amplify the hepatocyte uptake of lipid emulsion; composed of iodinated ethyl esters of fatty acids
