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Category:GO:0010878 ! cholesterol storage
name: cholesterol storage
namespace: biological_process
def: "The accumulation and maintenance in cells or tissues of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones." [GOC:BHF, GOC:dph, GOC:tb]
synonym: "cholesterol sequestration" NARROW [GOC:dph, GOC:tb]
synonym: "sequestration of cholesterol" NARROW [GOC:dph, GOC:tb]
is_a: GO:0019915 ! lipid storage
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<GOterm>GO:0010878</GOterm>
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