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high-density lipoproteins
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What lipoprotein contains the highest percentage of cholesterol and is known as the bad cholesterol?
LDL is about half cholesterol. (HDL is protein rich.)
What lipoproteins contains the highest percentage of cholesterol?
the ugly ones like your mom
Which lipoprotein contains the highest percentage of cholesterol?
HDL has the highest percentage of proteins. LDL has the highest percentage of cholesterol plus cholesteryl esters. LRP is the abbreviation for LDL receptor related protein.
What lipoprotein is responsible for transporting cholesterol back to the liver form the periphery?
High-density lipoprotein (HDL)
What lipoprotein has the highest percentage of cholesterol?
LDL. Low Density Lipoproteins per clinical nutrition book, they're approximately half cholesterol which accounts for their role in heart disease.
Good cholesterol is also known as?
high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
The form of cholesterol that draws cholesterol out of the walls?
High-density lipoprotein (HDL)
What has the highest percent of cholesterol?
high-density lipoproteins
What are two types of cholesterol carriers found in blood?
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL).
Why is hdl named so?
HDL, or High Density Lipoprotein (also known as "good cholesterol") gets its name because it has the highest density (and smallest size) of the five major types of lipoproteins due to having the highest proportion of protein to cholesterol.
In comparison to a low density lipoprotein a high density lipoprotein contains more cholesterol?
less lipid
What is the good form of cholesterol?
High-density lipoprotein, or hdl is known as good cholesterol.
