Depot fat is not identical with food fat. With the customary diet, the depot fat of each species is a characteristic one. But if diet be altered in either quality or quantity specially after starving the animal, the depot fats may resemble food fat to a varying extent. On the whole, depot fats are more […]
Mechanisms of Depot Fats in Living Organisms | Adipose Cells | Biology
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The below mentioned article provides a paragraph on sterols. Sterols or steroids are not true fats. Steroids are derivatives of phenanthrene and have the parent nucleus (perhydrocyclopentanophenanthrene) with 17 carbon atoms consisting in 3 hexagon and one pentagon rings. When the natural steroids have a methyl group at C-13 and generally at C-10 and possess […]
Cholesterol: Distribution & Functions | Steroids | Organisms | Biology
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In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Distribution of Cholesterol 2. Absorption of Cholesterol 3. Effects 4. Synthesis 5. Storage, Destruction and Control 6. Functions 7. Excretion. Distribution of Cholesterol: The broad facts about the distribution of cholesterol are as follows: i. It is present in all cells – both in the cell membrane […]
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