"Cholesterol esters" refers to a form or state in which cholesterol is found in our bodies. It occurs when cholesterol molecules combine with fatty acids, resulting in a storage form of cholesterol.
Sentences with «cholesterol esters»
After adjustment for intake of meat, beer, potatoes, root crops, and vegetables the associations were weakened, but significant inverse associations remained between 15:0 in serum cholesterol esters and body weight and BMI (data not shown). (academic.oup.com)
The observation that HDL cholesterol did not increase in ApoC - III — treated mice would seem to support an LPL - independent mechanism as well, although the absence of cholesterol ester transfer protein in mice confounds this finding. (jci.org)
The relations between the proportions of 15:0 in serum cholesterol esters and phospholipids and the studied clinical characteristics are shown in Table 9. (academic.oup.com)