Cholesterol particle, artwork. This is low density lipoprotein (LDL), or 'bad', cholesterol. It consists of a core of esterified cholesterol molecules

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Cholesterol particle, artwork. This is low density lipoprotein (LDL), or 'bad', cholesterol. It consists of a core of esterified cholesterol molecules surrounded by a shell of unesterified cholesterol and phospholipids. It is attached to an apolipoprotein (pink), which makes it soluble in blood. When there are high levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood it builds up on the sides of blood vessels hardening them, a condition named atherosclerosis. This narrows the blood vessels and may block them.

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Size: 5000px × 3570px
Photo credit: © FRANCIS LEROY, BIOCOSMOS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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