What Process Lowers Blood Plasma Levels of Cholesterol-Containing Lipoproteins

question 64

Multiple Choice

What process lowers blood plasma levels of cholesterol-containing lipoproteins?

• A) second messenger-activated, sterol transgenesis
• B) hydrophobic phagocytosis
• C) simple, transcellular membrane diffusion
• D) Na+ gradient-dependent, secondary active transport
• E) clathrin-dependent, receptor-mediated endocytosis

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