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Cholesterol causes plaque to build up on the inside of blood vessel walls. Think of painting a wall and adding layer after layer in one spot. Plaque can be in patches or make longer sections. It narrows blood vessels so red blood cells begin to stick to the plaque, making more blockage. It is most associated with causing atherosclerosis, a chronic condition. It can lead to heart attack, stroke, or death.
In other words it is fibrin.
Fibrin.
Cholesterol, a fatty substance, is closely associated with atherosclerosis. This condition occurs when cholesterol forms deposits on blood vessel walls, which causes the walls to harden and narrow.
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Is a waxy fatlike substance found in only animal products?
Cholesterol is a waxy fat-like substance found only in animal products.
Is cholesterol a fat-like substance associated with lymph nodes?
No, cholesterol is a fat-like substance associated with the liver.
What is a fatlike substance that occurs in foods of animal origin?
Foods high in animal fats, also referred to as saturated fats, include:ButterChickenTurkeyDuckWhole milkProcessed meatsEggsRed Meats
What substance associated with animal fat is responsible for the narrowing of arteries?
Cholesterol is the substance associated with animal fat that causes atherosclerosis(the narrowing, or hardening, of arteries due to plaque that is formed from cholesterol build up in coronary arteries).
What is fatty substance found in all animal tissue?
cholesterol
What is a waxy fat-like substance that can build up in the arteries?
Cholesterol is a waxy fat-like substance that can build up in the arteries.
What fatty substance builds up on the walls of arteries?
cholesterol
Is Beef liver cholesterol hdl or ldl?
Cholesterol is cholesterol. HDL and LDL are lipoproteinswhichtransport the hydrophobic substance "cholesterol" in the blood stream.Beef liver contains cholesterol.
What are cholesterol-reducing drugs?
Cholesterol-reducing drugs are medicines that lower the amount of cholesterol (a fat-like substance) in the blood.
Fatty substance of the cardiovascular system?
cholesterol
Is cholesterol a waxy substance found primarily in green vegetables?
No, the cuticle is the waxy substance in green vegetables. Cholesterol is found mainly in animal products.
What types of fats help lower blood cholesterol?
Unsaturated fats typically is associated with lowering "bad" cholesterol (LDL) and raising "good" cholesterol (HDL)
