Güler, ZehraPark, Young W.2024-09-192024-09-192009978-142004632-8978-142004631-1https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420046328-15https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/15345Cholesterol is the principal mammalian sterol containing 27 carbon atoms with a combination of steroid and alcohol (Figure 10.1). Th e name cholesterol originates from the Greek: chole- (bile) and stereos (solid), and the chemical suffi x-ol for an alcohol [1]. Cholesterol is required by all the mammalian cells for the proper functioning of cellular membranes [2]. Cholesterol is also a precursor of bile acids and steroidal hormones, such as progesterone, testosterone, estradiol, cortisol, and vitamin D [3]. © 2010 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBook Chapter22925710.1201/9781420046328-152-s2.0-84884717104N/A