Cholesterol Is Absorbed Without Being Digested into Smaller Pieces

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Essay

Cholesterol is absorbed without being digested into smaller pieces.How does this compare to absorption of carbohydrates and proteins? Which characteristic of cholesterol suggests it would be transported by simple diffusion? What is the evidence that transport proteins are involved in cholesterol absorption? Does this discovery rule out transport by simple diffusion? Explain.

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