Sentences with phrase «cholesterol molecules»

The way the e-paper, which uses a flexible cholesteric liquid crystal panel, works is this: The basic principle is that this material holds a very similar structure to the biological cholesterol molecules from which the e-paper has got its name 12Re - Paper.

The nonprofit research and development institute describes its i2R e-Paper technology as a flexible cholesteric liquid crystal panel, and is so named because it has a similar structure to biological cholesterol molecules.

This finding paved the way for tracing all 36 steps that take place, primarily in the liver, to build 27 - carbon cholesterol molecules.

Phytosterols in plants and cholesterol molecules in animals are highly similar and when both are dispersed together they are attracted to one another.

Lipoproteins are molecules of fat (lipo) and protein that carry cholesterol molecules and fat soluble vitamins through the blood.

In the bloodstream, flavonoids have been shown to help protect LDL cholesterol molecules from oxygen - related damage.

«In trying to understand the biology of the LDL receptor, they conducted reconstitution experiments in which they removed the usual cholesterol content from LDL and added different types of cholesterol molecules.

Interestingly, the soluble fiber in oats attaches to cholesterol molecules and transports them out of the body rather than being absorbed into the bloodstream, which can help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.

The term «good cholesterol» appears to be misleading as the cholesterol molecules is exactly the same in both «good» HDL and «bad» LDL particles.

When they mix in the gut of an animal, the cholesterol molecules are competitively inhibited from passing into the blood stream and instead are excreted.

Many lipid scientists began their career with the understanding that cholesterol molecules are inherently dangerous and that the modern diet is unusually high in cholesterol, hence modern cardiovascular diseases are unusually prevalent among industrialized nations.

Yet equally important, the cholesterol molecules that remain in our blood also appear to be better protected from oxygen - related damage (oxidation).